178 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The pest may best be combated by thorough pruning and destruction of infested 

 wooil, combined with the rationa] use of fertilizers. 



The "lobster caterpillar," E. E. Green ( Circs, and Agr. Jour. Roy. Bot. Gard., 

 Ceylon, : I / WS); No. 5, pp. 97-107, pis. 8).— Notes are given -on the habits, life history, 

 and injurious attacks of Stduropus alternus, which is usually considered a rare speci - 

 or of no economic importance. It lia.s recently caused great damage to tea in the 

 Kalutara district. The distribution, natural enemies, and food plants of the pest 

 are also discussed. It may best be treated by thorough pruning and the use of 

 arsenical sprays. 



Parasites of coffee in New Caledonia, Spire {Agr. Prat. Pays < 'hauds, 3 (1904), 

 No. 16, pp. 480-483. ) — Attention is called to the scarcity of literature on this subject. 

 The author presents notes on the habits, life history, and means of combating cock- 

 chafers, Aphis coffese, and certain leaf-eating caterpillars. 



Cocoanut beetles, L. C. Brown {Agr. Bui. Straits and Federated Malay Slates l ..' 

 {1903), No. 2, pp. 05-67). — Notes are presented on Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and 

 Oryctes rhinoceros. The former, or red beetle, is very injurious to the cabbage in its 

 larval stage. The burrows of the second species offer an opportunity for the first 

 species to attack the trees. In combating these pests it is usually sufficient and 

 practicable to dig out the beetles from infested trees. 



Cabbage diseases and insects, J. B. S. Norton and T. B. Symons {Maryland 

 Sta. Circ. Bui. 58, pp. 10, figs. 6). — Descriptive and biological notes are given on club 

 root, black rot, soft rot, wilt, and mildew of cabbage. The authors also describe and 

 mention the chief means of combating a number of injurious insects including 

 imported cabbage butterfly, cabbage plusia, cabbage mamestra, diamond-back moth, 

 harlequin cabbage bug, and cabbage aphis. 



Acastor-oil pest {Agr. Bui. Straits and Federated Malay States, 3 {1904), No. 1, pp. 

 22, 23). — Ophiusa melicerte and 0. serva are reported as very injurious to castor bean, 

 the caterpillars devouring nearly the whole plant. It is recommended that the cat- 

 erpillars he shaken into nets or cloths and also caught by means of lantern traps. 



Elm-leaf beetle, P. L. Lesne {Jour. Agr. Prat., n. ser.,7 {1904), No. 14, pp. 

 456-460, pi. 1). — A history is given of some of the most serious outbreaks of this pest 

 in France. The habits and life history of the insect are described. Formulas are 

 presented for the preparation of arsenical and contact insecticides. Preference is 

 given to the latter class of remedies. The most convenient means of spraying trees 

 are also briefly described. 



Catching- insects with lantern traps, D. Bellet {Jour. Agr. Prat., u. ser., 7 

 {1904), No. 13, pp. 415, 416). — A brief review of the work done in the United States 

 with lantern traps. 



A new wash for scale insects {Bui. Dept. Agr. Jamaica, .' ( 1904 I, No. 5, pp. 110, 

 111). — A brief review is given of the work along this line in Georgia, Connecticut, 

 and Illinois. Various formulas are suggested forthe preparation of lime-salt-sulphur 

 wash. 



Fungicides, insecticides, and spraying calendar, G. E. Stone, H. T. Feknald, 

 and F. A. Waugh {Massachusetts Sta. Bui. no, pp. 16, fig. 1). — Formulas are given for 

 guidance in the preparation of the most important insecticides and fungicides, 

 including materials used in fumigation. Directions are also given for the preparation 

 of mixtures of insecticides and fungicides. Suitable treatment is recommended for 

 insect pests and fungus diseases of greenhouse plants. A general outline is given for 

 treatment of the common fruits and garden vegetables. 



Revised plant import regulations, C. P. Lounsbuby {Agr. Jour. Cape Good 

 Hope, 24 {1904), No. 6, pp. 702-707). — It is urged that the conditions in South Africa 

 fully justify drastic measures to prevent the further introduction of insect pests and 

 fungus diseases. A copy is given of the revised law of Cape Colony relating to this 



