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botfly, jigrjier flea; locusts (especially Arrlfiinm jiiiriinrifrnnn); cockroaches; white 

 ants; be(lhu<.'s; spittle insects; woollyaphis; cabbage aphis; a large imni))er of species 

 of scale insects; onion thrips; and ticks of various species. Each species is described 

 and notes are given of its lia))its and life history, together with recommendations of 

 the best methods for cond)ating it. 



Entomolog-ical notes and inspection report for 1901, S. A. Forres {Tr<nis. 

 Illinois Ifort. Sor., ». i^n:, 3.5 {1901), pp. 143-154).— l\\]nr\ from cankerworm is 

 reported as having shown rajnd increase duiing the past few years. For controlling 

 this insect in orchards, spraying with Paris green or arsenicals is recommendcfl. 

 For the protection of large sliade trees the use of l)ands impassable by the female is 

 urge*!; for this purpose a band of heavy wrapping paper smean-d with a thick layer 

 of printers' ink or tar, and thinned with oil to prevent drying out tof» .«oon, is recom- 

 mended. Home injury to young ap])les from green fruit worms is reported. These 

 insects are dithcult to destroy, but are usually prevented from doing serious harm 

 when the orchard is sprayed early in the spring. Tlie apple flea weevil ( Orchexleii 

 pallicornh) is reported as burrowing in the leaves in its larval condition. The bee- 

 tles feed on the under surface of the leaves, eating round holes in them. The details 

 of its life history are not known. The pear-leaf blister mite has been unusually 

 abundant in Illinois nurseries and it is urged tliat all affected stock should be treated 

 with kerosene or fumigated with hydrocyanic-acid gas before sending out. Brief 

 notes are given on general nursery inspection and insecticide work of the State 

 inspector and his assistants. 



Annual report of the zoologist, C. AVarbikton {Jour. Roy. Agr. *Sbc. England, 

 6J (1901), pp. 3.57-371, fgs. 4)- — Especial attention is devoted to a study of the life 

 history of the black currant gall mite {Phytoptus libis). The usual remedies w-hich 

 have been recommended for this mite are considered unsatisfactory. In observing 

 the haliits of this pest it was noted that the mite frequently stands uj)on its tail end 

 for 5 minutes or longer at a time; occasionally they spring into the air from such 

 position and are carried off by the wind to a considerable distance. AVhile standing 

 in the upright position they take every opportunity to fasten themselves upon insects 

 which may visit the currant bushes. They may thus be transi)orted to nnicli greater 

 distances than they could crawl. Large numbers of them perish from year to year. 

 A few, however, succeed in penetrating the new buds, in which situation they are 

 foun«l about the first of June. Buds infested with mites survive the winter. The 

 buds may V>e so slightly affected that they develop in the spring, or may perish, in 

 which case the mites leave the buds and distribute themselves by crawling. It is 

 believeil that the mites which are seen crawling aljout in early spring are all doomed 

 to perish, and it is therefore not recommended that any insecticide treatment be 

 given at that time. The period at which spraying is considered effective is a])out 

 the last week in June. Brief biological and economic notes are given on Apion 

 opncans, (hc'nthfrit, I'hile/la erurifcrarurn, carrot fly, and a number of forest and fruit 

 tree insects, including CrypJialus t'dUc, X'lplnjdrla dromcdarius, Oribatu (irblciddrls, and 

 Andriruit glandin )n . 



An account of the condition and virork of the laboratory of agricultural 

 entomolog'y at the Royal High School of Agriculture in Portici from its 

 foundation to 1901, A. Berlkse {Reldzionc ,<<hI/o stato e sidla attivitrl dd lahora- 

 torl'i dl riitomologiit agrarht pr<'.<t.s(> hi R. Scuola Siiperlore di Agricoltura in Portici. 

 Rome: G. Bertero A Co., 1903, pp. 101,JlgK. 5). — The author gives an account of the 

 collections of insects and books belonging to the institution. The apparatus and 

 ecpiipment of the laboratory are described. A bibliography of the entomological 

 publications from the laboratory from its foundation to 1901 is given. The insects 

 which recpiired special investigation l)y the staff of the laboratory are briefly men- 

 tioned. Among the important ones are Ccdopionus itcdicus, Portltesia dirysorrhtjca, 

 Dactylopius citri. 



