264 experimp:nt station record. 



For v.'hite grubs in greenhouses (pp. 74-77) the author recommends the use of 

 l)isulphi(l of carbon, kerosene emulsion, and poisoned baits. The last-named method 

 is perhaps most effective. Complaints which have been received concerning inju- 

 ries in greenhouses from the larvai of AU(jrhma nitida were so indefinite that the 

 author attributes the injury to cutworms. 



Wiretoorms (pp. 77, 78) may be combated by the use of strong brine or salted fer- 

 tilizers in the soil, when the plants will endure these substances. The form of bait 

 recommended for these insects consists in slices of potatoes or other vegetables poi- 

 soned with arsenic. 



A number of miscellaneous insects injurious to violets are discussed (pp. 79-83) and 

 brief notes given on the methods for combating them. 



Rosebud worm {Pentkina nimbatana) (pp. 83-87) is described and illustrated and 

 notes are given on its injuries and distribution. This species and also rose-leaf tier 

 (P. ryanana) may be combated in the same manner as recommended for the green- 

 house leaf tier. Brief notes are also given on Cncxecia romceana, C. rosana, and other 

 species. 



Fidler's rose heede {Aramigus fulleri) (pp. 88-96) is described in all its stages and 

 notes are given on the literature, distribution, and food habits of the uisect. It is 

 recommended that the beetles be destroyed liy hand jnt-king and jarring and that the 

 larvse be treated by injections of carbon bisulphid into the soil, or the use of kerosene 

 emulsion and tobacco waste about the roots of the plants. 



Ajlower beeUe {HopUd callipyge) (pp. 96-98) is reported as injurious to roses in 

 parts of California. The life history of this species is not well understood, but the 

 author recommends a line of treatment similar to that which should be adopted 

 against the rose chafer. 



Rose curculio {Rhynchites bicolor) (pp. 98-100) is reported as injuring roses by 

 boring holes in the buds. The species has become of economic importance in a num- 

 ber of localities. Hand picking and jarring the bushes is recommended, as well as 

 spraying with Paris green at the rate of 1 lb. to 150 gal. of water. Brief notes are 

 also presented on other insects injurious to the rose, including Cladius pectinicornis, 

 Trichius jnger, Elaphidion villosum, and Heliothis rhexix. 



Morning-glory leaf cutter {Loxostege ohliteralis) (pp. 102-108) is reported as causing 

 considerable damage to morning glories by gnawing the leafstalks on the upper side 

 near the leaf, so that the leaves hang down and wilt. The species also occurs on pep- 

 permint and spearmint. Notes are given on its life history and habits. Spraying 

 with arsenicals is recommended for combating this sjiecies. 



Fickle midge {Sciara inconslans) (]ip. 108-113) is described in its different stages and 

 notes are given from correspondents on the distribution of the species. The author 

 recommends fumigation with hydrocyanic-acid gas for the adults and the use of 

 tobacco, bisulphid of carbon, or kerosene emulsion, about the soil of affected plants, 

 as treatment for the larvse. 



Insect enemies of tree and fruit, and how to control them, E. C. Green 

 {Trans. JUinois Hort. Soc, n. ser., 34 {1900), pp. 114-1-5). — Brief notes on insecticide 

 methods which are most effective in controlling scale insects, tree hoppers, borers, 

 leaf-eating caterpillars, ])lum curculio, and codling moth. 



Insect and animal life on the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station, R. H. 

 Pettit {Michigan Sta. Bui. 186, pp. 28-42, pi. 1, figs. 6) . — Brief notes are given on a 

 species of tree-hoppers and leaf bugs, including the holly-hock bug {Orthotylus deli- 

 catus), fall army worm, white-marked tussock moth, fall webworm, cabbage worms, 

 mosquitoes, wheat-head fly, flat-headed apple-tree borer, cherry-tree leaf beetle, 

 Phorocera doryphorpe and Xylococcus betulx. A list is given of the moths, molluscs, 

 spiders, and insects which were found in the Upper Peninsula. 



Chronolog'ical account of the Royal Entomological Station at Florence 

 from 1886-1897, G. Del Guercio {Xuove Relaz. R. Staz. Ent. Agr.,1. ser., 1900, 

 No. 3, pp. 161-369).— Ill this article the author has brought together notes on the 



