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orchards and nut well-kept orchards are the chief sources of infestation. The habits 

 and life history of the brown-tail moth are discussed in considerable detail, with 

 notes on its distribution in this country and the means of combating it. The must 

 effective and economical way of controlling this pest is by collecting and burning 

 the winter nests. 



A similar discussion is also presented of the gypsy moth, tent caterpillar, fall 

 webworm, tussock moth, promethea moth, cecropia moth, hickory tiger moth, and 

 red-humped caterpillar. Brief notes are also given on birds which feed on orchard 



pests. 



Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington ( Proc. Ent. Soc. 

 Washington, 6 {1904), No. U pp. 198-258, figs. 27). — In this number of the proceedings 

 various articles relating to injurious and other insects are included. The number 

 also contains a volume index. 



The articles included in this number are as follows: A list of Neuropteroid insects, 

 exclusive of Odonata, from the vicinity of Washington, D. C, N. Banks; Notes on 

 the Syrphid fly Pipiza radicum, D. W. Coquillett; The egg and young larva of Cvlex 

 perturbans, R. P. Currie and H. G. Dyar; Descriptions of new forms of the genus 

 Illice, A new Tortricid from the seashore {Ancylis maritime/,), A new Phycitid from 

 the foothills [Lselilia fiskeella), A few notes on the Hulst collection, H. G. Dyar; 

 Notes on a few Aradidte occurring north of the Mexican boundary, O. Heidemann; 

 and Notes on North American Psyllidse, I, PI A. Schwarz. 



A disease of beetles and a general discussion of insect diseases, Bail {Fest- 

 schrift zur Feier des Siebzigsten Geburtstages des Herrn Professor Dr. Paul Ascherson. 

 Leipzig: Bondraeger Bros., 1904, pp. 209-215). — Numerous specimens of Nebria 

 brevicollis were found affected with an epizootic disease. During the course of the 

 disease the upper portion of the body of infected beetles was raised up so that the 

 wings were in an unnatural position. 



The author made a study of the fungus which caused the disease, and found it to 

 be Entomophthora radicans or a closely related species. Brief notes are also given on 

 Botrytis tenella, Empusa aulicse, Cordycejis militaris, species of Nosema, and other 

 fungi which cause insect diseases. 



Report on the work of the section for plant protection, C. Brick ( Tier. Tat. 

 AI>1. Pflanzenschutz [Hamburg], 1903-4, pp. 35-47). — A statistical statement is pre- 

 sented showing the amount of fruit and plants imported from the United States and 

 other countries, with notes on the extent of infestation of these products with San 

 Jose scale and other injurious insects. A large number of scale insects were found 

 on fruit and plant importations, and notes are given on these species. 



Some miscellaneous results of the work of the Division of Entomology 

 ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau of Entomology Bui. 38, rev. c<l., p/>. 110, pis. .2, figs. 9). — 

 This is a revised edition of a bulletin already noted (E. S. R., 14, pp. 671, 672). 



Notes on the biology of certain coleoptera which in the larval condition 

 attack wheat, M. J. Rivera {Apuntes acerca de la biolojia de algunos coleopteros 

 cuyas larvas atacan al trigo. Santiago de Chile: Cervantes, 1903, pp. 60). — A detailed 

 account is given of the life history, habits, distribution, and means of combating 

 Rivera plebeja and Phytolsema herrmanni. 



Researches on North American Acridiidae, A. P. Morse ( Washington: Carnegie 

 Institution of Washington, 1904, p]>- 55, pis. 8, figs. 12). — A study was made of the 

 locust fauna of the southeastern United States for the purpose of determining the 

 influence of climatic and other conditions upon the distribution of various species as 

 well as other points connected with the habits and life history of locusts. Detailed 

 notes are given on the species found during this investigation, a number of w T hich are 

 described as new. 



Studies in the orthopterous family Phasmidae, J. A. G. Rehn {Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 56 {1904), pt. 1, pp. 38-107). — Descriptive notes are given on 



