ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY — ENTOMOLOGY. 1169 



contain information regardingall the-butterflies kimw n t icurin British [ndia. This 



work has been undertaken to supplement and complete that of de NicSville. In the 

 introduction to the volume the anatomy and classification of butterflies are briefly 

 discussed. Thefamilies considered in this volume are Nymphalidse and Nemeobidae. 



Report of the entomologist, ( '. P. Gillette I Colorado Sta. Rpt. 1901, pp. 18-18, 

 figs. io).— A summary is presented <>i" the work thus Ear done at the station on 

 codling ninth, [t appears thai theeggsof the spring brood are deposited both on 

 the fruit and leaves. Two applications of Paris green resulted in the ~a\ ing of 25 to 

 90 per cent of the apples. 



An examination has been madeofa large number of bees with reference to the 

 length of the tongue. The author has thus Ear been unable to find any evidence of 

 a long-tongue race of Italian bees although several so-called long-tongue and red- 

 clover bees have been examined. The length of the tongue in various races of bees 

 ranges from 0.1';; i<m>.l'7 in. Brief note- are also given on sugar-beet insects and 

 on a number of miscellaneous insects Including Howard's Bcale, apple aphis, plum 

 gouger, etc. 



Dangerous insects and diseases and their treatment, L II. T>.n \fich. !'><!. 

 Agr., Nursery and Orchard Ins/,. Bui. 1, pp. 16).— The author briefly describes the 

 purpose of the Michigan nursery and orchard inspection law and presents uotes on 

 San Jose scale, European fruit scale, scurfy scale, oyster-shell bark-louse, apple and 

 peach aphis, cankerworm, crown -all, Mack knot, pear blight, peach yellow.-, little 

 peach, and methods of fumigating nursery stock. 



Insect pests in West Australian orchards and vineyards, F. Lowe To 

 Dept. Agr. West. Aust., 12 {1905), Nos. ',, pp. 802-307; 5, pp. 125-482).— Attention 

 is called to the climatic and other conditions which may exert an influence in deter- 

 mining the prevalence of insect pests and in affecting the relative abundance of para- 

 sitic insects. The subject of importation of parasitic insects is also discussed. 



Particular attention is given to an account of the habits, life history, and means of 

 combating the codling moth. In spraying for this insecl the author recommends 

 the use of Paris green at the rate of 1 oz. in 10 gal. of water to which 8 oz. of lime 

 are added. 



A preliminary list of the more injurious insects of Texas, with notes on 

 distribution {Texas Agr. and stnti.<. J!j>t., 18 {1905), pp. 961-276). — Some ins 



pests of the State are listed under the head of the plants which they affect. 



Entomological notes, J. Kotinsky {Hawaii. Forester <tn<l Agr., ■>' \ 1906 . No. 1, 

 pp. 8-11). — Brief notes are given on the use of soap washes in the destruction of 

 scale insects. A soap wash made in the proportion of 1 II.. of soap to } gal. of water- 

 has been used against the purple scale with satisfactory results in nearly all cat 

 Recommendations are also made regarding spraying apparatus. 



A yearly programme in entomological practice for the orchard, II. A. 

 Gossard ( Ohio sin. Qirc. 52, /</<. 4). — Recommendations are made regarding various 

 insecticide operations to be applied in various month- to apple, pear, quince, peach, 

 plum, and cherry tree-. 



Spraying calendar, S. A. Beach and E. I'.. Little i Iowa Sta. Bui. 85, \<\>. 

 figs. 2).— In an introduction to this bulletin attention was called to the extent of 

 damage caused by insects and fungus diseases in Iowa. Tin- bulletin contains defi- 

 nite recommendations regarding the time for applying various insecticide and fungi- 

 cide treatments and the materials and formula.- to be used. The methods of prepar- 

 ing various spray mixtures are described. 



The mealie stalk borer, C. \Y. Mally {Agr. Jour. Cape Good Hope, 

 No. ?, y/'. 159-168, pi. I). — Sesamia fusca is a regular pest of corn in South Africa. 

 The insect feeds upon corn, Kafir com. and occasionally on other products. There 

 appear to be only two well defined broods annually. 

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