1918] ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY ENTOMOLOGY. 155 



beetle (TyphopJiorus canellus), rose midge (Dasyneura rlwdopliaga) , phlox 

 plant bug (Lopidea media), and catalpa midge (Cecidomyia catalpw) are also 

 noted. 



Sixteenth report of the State entomologist of Minnesota to the governor 

 for the years 1915 and 1916, P. L. Washburn (Rpt. State Ent. Minn., 16 

 (1915-16), pp. 189, pi. 1, figs. 5^).— A report on the Work on the White Pine 

 Blister Rust in Minnesota, 1916, by F. L. Washburn (pp. 10-27) is followed by 

 a Repoi't on Nursery and Orchard Inspection and Inspection of Foreign Stock 

 for the Years 1915-16, by F. L. Washburn (pp. 28-58) ; Miscellaneous Notes on 

 Economic Work ; Orchard and Shade Tree Insects, Spraying, Truck, and Field 

 Crops, by A. G. Ruggles (pp. 59-64) ; Notes on Parasitic and Household Insects, 

 by C. W. Howard (pp. 65-67) ; The White-Marked Tussock Moth, by A. G. 

 Ruggles (pp. 68-70) ; Distribution of Fish to Minnesota Farmers, by F. L. 

 Washburn (pp. 71, 72) ; The Common Mosquitoes of Minnesota, by C. W. Howard 

 (pp. 73-92) ; Studies in Greenhouse Fumigation with Hydrocyanic Acid — 

 Temperature and Moisture as Factors Influencing the Injury of Plants During 

 Fumigation, by W. Moore (pp. 93-108) ; The Strawberry Weevil in Minnesota 

 {Anthonomiis signatus) (pp. 109-134), noted on page 163, and Insects Attack- 

 ing Weeds in Minnesota (pp. 135-152), by S. Marcovitch ; Minnesota Billbugs, 

 by O. G. Eabcock (pp. 153-159) ; and Further Observations on Minnesota Birds, 

 Their Economic Relations to the Agriculturist, by F. L. Washburn (pp. 

 160-183). 



[Insect pests in New Hampshire], W. C. O'Kane (N. H. Dept. Agr., State 

 Moth Work Circ. [i9i5], Nos. 7, p. 1, fi,g. 1; 8, pp. 4; 11916], Nos. 10, pp. S; 

 11, pp. 24, pis. 8). — These several circulars deal with grasshopper control, in- 

 sect suppression-organization Avork, control of grasshoppers, and plan and prog- 

 ress of the work in 1915 and 1916, respectively. 



[Report of the] division of entomology, J. G. Sanders and S. B. Fracker 

 (Wis. Dept. Agr. Bui. 10 (1916), pp. 30-58, figs. J7).— This report deals with 

 the inspection of nurseries and material imported into Wisconsin, white grub 

 and grasshopper work, etc. Under the heading of Insect Notes for 1916 brief 

 accounts are given of the onion maggot (Hylemyia antiqua), the poplar weevil 

 (Cryptorhynchus lapathi), the cottony maple scale which is causing the death 

 of maples, raspberry insects (particularly caterpillars of Schreckensteinia 

 festaliella), a new orchid weevil (Cholus cattleycB [eattleyarum]) which is 

 a source of loss in Milwaukee, and the chrysanthemum leaf miner (Napomyza 

 chrysanthemi) . 



In reporting upon the results obtained from the use of the poison bait spray 

 for the onion maggot (E. S. R., 33, p. 357) it is stated that only partially suc- 

 cessful results were obtained during 1915 and 1916, due in part to unusually 

 wet weather. It was found that a spray consisting of i oz. of sodium arsenite 

 or white arsenite, dissolved in 1 gal. of boiling water to which i pint to 1 pint 

 of black New Orleans molasses was added, was made much more attractive 

 through soaking chopped onion in it for a time until the bait acquired a strong 

 onion odor. 



A report on apiary inspection by N. E. France (pp. 56-58) is also included. 



Insects affecting agriculturists in British Columbia during the past year, 

 R. C. Trehekne (Agr. Jour. IBrit. Columbia], 1 (1916), No. 10, p. 168; abs. 

 in Rev. Appl. Ent., Ser. A, 5 (1917), No. 3, pp. 120, 121).— This reports upon the 

 occurrence of the more important insects of the year in British Columbia. 



Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Nova Scotia for 1916 (Proc. 

 Ent. Soc. Nova Scotia, 1916, pp. 64, pis. 9, figs. 13).— The papers here presented 

 relating to economic entomology are as follows: Some Results from a Few 

 40111"— IS— No. 2 ^5 



