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about the middle of April, and before the blooming of the strawberries 

 is found to feed upon the redbud, or Judas tree {Cercis canadensis). 

 An egg- is laid in each blossom before opening and the stem of the bud 

 is then nearly severed. 



Spraying the strawberry plants a day or tAvo before blooming and 

 about two other applications at intervals of a few days after blossom- 

 ing, either arsenicals or kerosene emulsion being used, is advised, as 

 also planting trap trees of redbud in the vicinity of strawberry fields, 

 whence the beetles may be jarred and caught on sheets saturated with 

 kerosene. Brushwood and weeds in the vicinity of strawberry fields 

 should be burned in the early spring to destroy any weevils that they 

 may harbor. 



Occurrence of the hen flea {Sarcopsylla galUnacea) in Florida ^ A. 8. 

 Faclmrd (pp. 23, 24). — Illustrated note on the discovery in Florida of 

 this species, which is thus shown to be cosmopolitan. 



Notes on cotton insects found in Mississippi, W. H. Ashmead (pp. 25-29). — 

 The first part of a paper giving an annotated list of cotton insects 

 observed by the writer. The Orthoptera, Thysanoptera, and IsTeurop- 

 tera are noted, and some of the Platyptera. Thrips trifasciatus and 

 Psocus gossypii are described as new species. 



On a Lecanium infesting hlaclcherry, considered identical -with L. fltchii, 

 T. D. A. Govherell (pp. 29-31). — Critical and descriptive notes on this 

 species. 



Insects injuring- drugs at the University of Kansas, V. L. Kellogg (pp. 

 31,32). — Notes on 11 insects attacking various drugs in the rooms and 

 laboratories of the department of pharmac^y. Sitrodrepa panicea was 

 the most abundant and widespread. Tight jars and canisters are 

 recommended, and exposing infested drugs to the vapor of carbon 

 bisulijhid. 



The senses of insects, G. V. Riley (pp. 33-41). — An illustrated popular 

 article describing the sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing of various 

 insects and comparing them with the analogous senses in man, with 

 notes on special sense organs, the antennae, and the power possessed 

 by many female insects to attract the males from great distances. 



A new species of Pezotettix, L.Bruner{\)]). 41,42). — Technical descrij)- 

 tion and note on P. chenopodii. 



A maritime species of Coccidce, T. D. A. GocJcerell (pp. 42-44). — Note 

 on Ripersia maritima, which was found on the roots of Spartina between 

 tide marks on Long Island, and is technically described as new. 



An abnormal tiger swallowtail, L. 0. Howard (pp. 44-47). — Illustrated 

 description of a peculiar male specimen of Papilio turnus glaucus, 

 which embraces many female characteristics in its coloration. 



Among general notes and notes from correspondence the following 

 may be mentioned: A new apple- tree enemy, the black Australian 

 ladybird in California, the grapevine-root worm, an invasion of the 

 "feathered Gothic" moth in northern France, taxonomic value of the 



