1008 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Catastega aceriella, T. W. Fyles {Bpt. Ent. Soc. Ontario 1SD4, p. 46).— Descrip- 

 tion of the adult form of this maple moth, with brief notes on its habits. 



An attack of Ephestia interpunctella, H. A. Stevenson (Rjjt. Ent. Soc. Ontario 

 1894, p. 57). — A brief note on the larva of this moth feeding on raisins. The attack 

 was checked by the use of carbon bisulphid. 



Pitcher plant moth, J. Fletcher {Rpt. Ent. Soc. Ontario 1894, pp. 44-46). — 

 Descriptive and life history notes on Exi/ra rolandiana. 



Notes on a few Canadian Coleoptera, H. Harrington (Rpt. Ent. Soc. Ontario 

 1894, pp. 47-49). — Brief notes on 21 species of beetles, several of economic value 

 being among the number. 



The San Jose scale, J. Fletcher (Rpt. Ent. Soc. Ontario 1894, pp. 73-76). — Con- 

 cise descriptive, life history, aud remedial notes on Aspidiotus perniciosua, kerosene 

 emulsion being given as the best remedy. 



Injurious fruit insects of the year 1894, J. Fletcher (Rpt. Ent. Soc. Ontario 

 1894, pp. 76-81, Jigs. 7). — Notes on a number of insects that were especially injurious 

 in Ottawa the jjast season, particular mention being made of the pear tree psylla 

 (Psyllapyi-icola), the apple cigar-case henveT (Coleophorafletcherella),iin otiorhynchid 

 (Anametis grisea), and the spotted paria (Paria sexnotata). The psylla was injurious 

 for the first time and is recommended to be treated by means of kerosene emul- 

 sion. 



Critical catalogue of the myrmecophilous and termitophilous Arthropods, E. 

 Wasmann (Berlin : F. L. Dames, 1894). — An important work on the subject in all its 

 bearings. 



Kerosene attachment for knapsack spray pumps, H. E. Weed (Garden and 

 Forest, 8 (1895), p. 187, fig. 1). 



The economic value of parasites, F. M. Webster (Rpt. Ent. Soc. Ontario 1894, 

 pp. 58-61, figs. 3). — This paper was read before the section on entomology of the 

 Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations at its 

 meeting in 1894 (E. S. R., 6, p. 266). 



Psilura monacha and its bacteria, A. Metzger and N. J. C. Muller (Mundener 

 ForstUclie Hefte. Berlin : J. Springer, 1895). 



Sixth annual meeting of the Association of Economic Entomologists (Rpt. 

 Ent. Soc. Ontario 1894, pp. 82-112). — An abridged account of the proceedings and 

 papers of the meeting, some of the papers, however, being printed in full. The 

 proceedings were published at length in Insect Life, vol. Vli, No. 2 (E. S. R., 6^ 

 p. 650). 



FOODS— ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 



Miscellaneous analyses of feeding stuffs, H. Snyder {Minnesota 

 Sta. Bui. 3(J, pp. 129-145). — The averages are giveii for analyses made 

 at the station of the following materials, and calculation of the digesti- 

 ble materials in the same: Clover hay, pea hay, vetch, timothy hay^ 

 blue grass hay, millet, mixed prairie hay, upland prairie hay, blue joint 

 hay, sedge grass, oat hay, corn fodder, wheat straw, oat straw, barley 

 straw, clover straw, green rape, pasture grass, green clover, corn silage, 

 sugar beets, maiigel-wurzels, millet seed, barley, corn, oats, peas, 

 rye, wheat, "goose" wheat, flaxseed, corn meal, corncobs, cotton-seed 

 meal, gluten meal, germ meal, linseed meal, oat feed, wheat bran, 

 wheat shorts, wheat germ, wheat flour, wheat screenings, and cockle 

 bran. 



An explanation is given of the terms used, the method of calculating 

 the nutrients in a ration, and the fuel value of feeding stuffs. The 



