560 EXPERIMENT STATION EECOED. 



"The codling motli in Maine may be controlled witli one spray thoroughly 

 applied as soon as the petals drop. Arsenate of lead, paste 2 lbs. or powder 1 

 lb., to each 50 gal. of water, is recommended." 



The sugar cane bud moth (Loxostoma sp.), E. Jaevis (Queensland Agr. 

 Jour., n. ser., 3 (1915), No. 2, pp. 72-76, fig. i).— The Australian sugar cane 

 bud moth (Loxostoma sp.), although usually of little economic importance, occa- 

 sionally proves injurious to seed cane, sometimes as high as 80 per cent of the 

 eyes in soft varieties being destroyed. It also feeds on the leaf sheath, gnaws 

 the surface of the rind close to the buds, and often bores into the cane stalks, 

 thus producing wounds that court disease through the invasion of fungi. 



Technical descriptions are given of its several stages, together with a brief 

 account of its habits, natural enemies, and control measures. 



The grass moth (Remigia repanda), a pest of sugar cane, rice, and para- 

 grass in British Guiana, G. E. Bodkin (Jour. Bd. Agr. Brit. Guiana, 7 (1914), 

 No. Jf, pp. 171-177). — This moth, R. repanda (latipes), has been a well-known 

 pest for many years in British Guiana, although this is the first published ac- 

 count of its life history, habits, etc. It may be found throughout the year on 

 sugar cane, rice, para grass, and other grasses throughout the coast lands of 

 the colony. There are certain periods, particularly on the occurrence of rain 

 after a prolonged drought, when it appears in vast hordes, completely destroying 

 whole areas of these crops. It also occurs in several of the interior' districts. 

 It recently occurred as a serious pest in Trinidad and is also known as a pest 

 in Jamaica. These are the only available records of the occurrence of the pest 

 in the West Indies and elsewhere. 



Technical descriptions of the larval stages of this moth which have been 

 published by H. G. Dyar« are included. 



riies in relation to disease. — Bloodsucking flies, E. Hindle (Canibridge, 

 England: University Press, 1914, pp. XV -^398, figs. 88). — This volume, with the 

 companion work by Graham-Smith on Nonbloodsucking Flies (E. S. R., 30, p. 

 552), covers the general subject of flies in their relation to disease. The author's 

 object in preparing the book has been to collocate the more important observa- 

 tions concerning the part taken by biting flies in the transmission of disease. In 

 doing this he has included notes on and tables for the separation of the flies, 

 mosquitoes, etc., concerned and descriptions of the infections transmitted, but 

 no account of the clinical symptoms of the various diseases has been attempted. 

 Particular attention has been given to the life history and bionomics of the 

 more important forms mentioned, to the manner in which the infection is con- 

 veyed, and to preventive measures. 



After a short introduction follow chapters on the structure and classification 

 of the Diptera, accompanied by a list of biting flies known to transmit any 

 infection. Each family, including any such carriers of disease, is then dealt 

 with separately and in most cases some important member of the family is 

 described in greater detail. Usually the description of the infections immedi- 

 ately follows that of the family concerned in their transmission. 



Two extensive lists are included, the one above mentioned giving species of 

 Diptera supix>sed to convey infective agents, the other tabulating 241 species 

 of known anophelines, their synonymy, and relation to malaria. References to 

 the literature are given at the end of many of the chapters. In preparing the 

 work the author has covered the literature on the subject up to the beginning 

 of 1913. 



Dr. A. F. A. King on mosquitoes and malaria, L. O. Howard (Science, n. 

 ser., 41 (1915), No. 1052, pp. 312-315). — The author reviews the writings and 



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