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enemies of this insect. It is stated that the insect was more widely 

 distributed and did more damage during 1899 than in any previous 

 year in which record was kept. 



On the authority of Miss Soule, orioles, blackbirds, cedar birds, 

 vireos, robins, catbirds, and sparrows are reported as doing eflfective 

 work in checking the ravages of the tent caterpillar. The same rem- 

 edies are recommended which were outlined in Bulletin 64. 



The selectmen of the town of Claremont ottered a bounty of 5 cents 

 a quart for the cocoons of this insect, and large numbers of cocoons 

 are reported as having been collected. 



The crop pest law, W. B. Alwood ( Virginia 8ta. Bui. 10^2^ j>P- 

 127-152, map 1). — This bulletin contains a copy of the act of the Vir- 

 ginia State legislature to create and maintain a State board of crop 

 pest connuissioners, approved March 5, 1900, and a copy of the rules 

 and regulations adopted by the State board of crop pest commissioners 

 for the prevention of the spread of injurious insects and plant diseases 

 within the State. The purpose of the act is to enable a close super- 

 vision to be maintained over the nurseries of the State and shipments 

 of nursery stock into the State from outside sources. Certificates of 

 inspection will be required from all shippers outside of the State. 

 The insect pests and plant diseases included under the Virginia law are 

 San Jose scale, woolly aphis, peach yellows, black knot of plum trees, 

 and fire blight of pear and apple trees. 



Portions of Virginia Station Bulletin 79 and the latest report of the 

 State inspector are slightly revised and republished in the present 

 bulletin. 



Progress in economic entomology in thfe United States, L. O. Howard ( U. S. 

 Dept. Agr. Yearbook 1S99, pp. 135-156, p/. 1). — -The author presents a historical 

 account of the development of economic entomology in this country, in which the 

 States of Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, and Missouri played an important part. 

 In the line of insecticides, attention is called to the progress made in the use of Paris 

 green and other arsenical compounds, kerosene emulsion, and hydrocyanic-acid gas. 



A handbook of the g-nats and mosquitoes, giving the anatomy and life his- 

 tory of the Culicidae, G. M. Giles {London: J. Bole Sons & Danielsson, 1900, j>p- 

 374, pis. 8, figs. 9). — This is a general treatise on mosquitoes, and treats of the follow- 

 ing subjects: Position and terminology of the Culicidte, anatomy of the adult mos- 

 quito, anatomy of the larvae, characters of the larvse of the various genera of Culicidse, 

 anatomy of the pupae, life history, distribution, and classification of the family. 



The second half of the work is devoted to a systematic account of the species of 

 this family group and the following genera: Megarhina, Anopheles, Psorophora, 

 Sabethes, Culex, ^des, Corethra, and Mochlonyx. 



Report on injurious insects and plant diseases in 1899, W. M. Schoyen 

 {Beretning om Skadeinsekter og Plantcsygdon))ne i 1899. Chrisiiania: Grondahl ct Sons, 

 1900, pp. 42, figs. 18). — This is the annual report of the government entomologist of 

 Norway, and contains notes on a large number of injurious insects and fungus dis- 

 eases, among which mention may be made of the following: Aphis granaria, Thrips 

 secalina, ergot, Charstxis graminis, Melolontlm Idppocastam, potato scab, bacterial disease 

 of tomatoes, cabbage-root maggot, I'sUa rosw, onion maggot, oyster-shell bark-louse, 



