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tically no damage by the moth occurred throughout the whole infested district. The 

 numbers are increasing, however, and more serious damage is expected. Many 

 complaints were made of the brown-tail moth, partly on account of the poisonous 

 effect of the hairs of caterpillars when coming in contact with the skin. 



Drought, heat, and insect life, Mary E. Mnrtfeldt (pp. 97-99). — During the unusually 

 dry season of 1901 in the vicinity of St. Louis it was observed that cutworms, plum 

 cunulios, boUworms, codling motlis, horseflies, and grasshoi)pers were very badly 

 aflected by the excessive drought and heat and rajtidly disai)peared as the season 

 advanced. A few other insects seemed to be favorably affected by these conditions. 

 Among these, mention may be made of ants, crickets, and Lepi.vna domestica. 



The codling- moth, W. W. Feoggatt {Agr. Gaz. New South Wales, 12 {1901), No. 

 S, pp. 1354-1365, 2)1. 1). — Notes are given on the habits and life history of this insect 

 and on its distribution in New South Wales. In combating the pest the author 

 recommends scraping the loose bark from the trunks of trees, spraying with Paris 

 green, painting the trees, destruction of windfalls, and removal of all rubbish from 

 infested storehouses. Notes are given on legislation adopted against the codling 

 moth in Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, and West Australia. 



A report is given on experiments extending over 2 years in combating the codling 

 moth. The trees upon which the experiments were made were 335 in number and 

 some of them were also attacked by canker and woolly aphis. All orchards in the 

 vicinity were badly infested with codling moth. Paris green was applied soon after 

 the blossoms fell and later the trees were banded with burlap and the bands removed 

 and examined at regular intervals. The number of X&rx-x. killed under the bands 

 during the 2 years is tabulated, showing the dates of the different inspections. Dur- 

 ing the first year 18,505 larvte were captured under the bands, and during the second 

 year 25,796 were captured in this way. The maximum number of larvte captured 

 under the band of a single tree for the season was 673. 



Codling' moth, G. Quinn {Jour. Agr. and Ind., South Australia, 5 {1901), No. 4, 

 pp. 327-329). — Brief notes on the habits and life history of this insect, together with 

 recommendations regarding insecticide treatment. The remedies recommended for 

 the codling moth include destroying the eggs and young (caterpillars by kerosene 

 emulsion, by scraping the stems of trees, applying bands to the trunks of trees, col- 

 lecting infested and foreign fruits, destruction of rubbish in orchards, disinfection of 

 fruit houses and packing cases, and spraying with arsenites. 



Insects injurious to the muskmelon, E. Walker {Arkansas Sta. Bui. 69, pp. 

 81-84). — The melon louse {A])his gossypii) \s considered the most important injurious 

 insect on muskmelons. When the vines are sprayed with a strong decoction of 

 tobacco before the leaves have become badly curled the insect nlay be effectively 

 checked. In the author's experiments the tobacco decoction was applied with a 

 knapsack sprayer to which a bent extension pipe was attached; the under surface of 

 the leaves could be readily sprayed. No injurious effects from tobacco decoctions 

 were observed. It is suggested that weedy areas in the vicinity of melon patches 

 should be Ijurned over. 



The striped cucumber beetle appeared in considerable numbers in 1900, but was 

 not early enough to affect young melons badly. In combating this insect a lunnber 

 of repellent substances are recommended, including air-slaked lime, tobacco dust, 

 land plaster impregnated with kerosene, and Bordeaux mixture. Brief notes are 

 also given on the habits and life history of the melon worm and pickle worm, and 

 the usual remedies for these insects are recommended. 



The pickle worm (Margaronia nitidalis), A. L. Quaintance {Georgia Sta. 

 Bid. 54, pp. 71-94, pU. 3). — While the pickle worm is injurious to a number of 

 cucurbit plants, special attention is given in this bulletin to treatment of muskmelons 

 to prevent its injuries to this plant. The insect is injurious in the larval stage only. 

 The larvaj bore cylindrical holes into the fruit during any stage of its growth. Flow- 



