468 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



codling moth, Cheimatobia brumala, Xematns ribesii, Lophyrus ritpns, Chrrmes ahieiis, 

 and Tthizotrofjus .^nlstifialis. 



Report of the division of entomolog-y, L. Brunek {Ncbrasbi Sin. Jijit. is:j9, pp. 

 45-49). — The work of the (Uvision lui!^ inclmled experiments^ in controlHng the native 

 and migratory locusts in the State by means of fungus diseases. No ))eneticial results 

 were obtained by this method. Individual farmers were urged to make thorongl; 

 trials of the hopper dozer. Brief notes are given on the chinch bug, the fall arm> 

 worm, and the Hessian tly. 



Insect record for 1899, C. M. Weed {New Hampshire Sta. Bui. 72, pp. 59-74, .fif/"- 

 11). — The author presents brief popular notes on the life history, habits, and means 

 of combating the tent caterpillars, Cacrena cerasivorana , plum curculio, fall webworm, 

 white grubs, oyster-shell bark-louse, scurfy bark-louse, apple aphis, and the red- 

 legged locust. 



The storeroom beetle or bookworm (Sitodrepa panacea), S. F. Aaron [Sci.. 

 Amer., 82 {1900), No. 22, p. S47, figs. 4)- — The author gives notes on depredations 

 comnntted by this insect upon a number of substances, such as cork, chocolate, books, 

 and herbarium specimens. 



The destructive Hessian fly, M. V. Slingerlaxd {Rvral New Yorlrr, 59 {1900), 

 No. 2639, pp. 573, 574,fig»- 3). — Brief notes on the appearance, life history, injuries, 

 natural enemies, and means of comV)ating the Hessian fly. 



The grass thrips (Anaphothrips striata), H. T. Ferxald and W. E. Hinds 

 {Massachusetts Hatch Sta. Bui. 67, pp. 12, pi. 1) . — -This bulletin is a simplified form of 

 an article on the same subject in the Report of the Massachusetts Agricultural College 

 for 1899 (E. S. R., 12, p. 266). 



The destructive green pea louse, W. G. Johnson {Rural New Yorker, 59 {1900) , 

 No. 2636, pp. 525, 526, figs. 2). — This insect is reported as injurious to red and crim- 

 son clover, as well as to fipld peas. Experiments were tried in planting peas in rows, 

 which method rendered it possible to use the brush and cultivator method in the 

 destruction of the pea louse. By means of a pine switch the vines were vigorously 

 brushed just ahead of the cultivator, and the lice thus knocked upon the ground 

 were buried to some depth. The operation may be repeated every 3 days during the 

 height of the outbreak of the pea louse. The author states that no spraying method 

 has been devised which will warrant the expense attached to the operation. 



liucern springtail or Smynthurus, W. L. Summers {Jour. Agr. and Ind., Sorith 

 Australia, 4 {l^'OO) , No. 1, pp. IS, 19). — This insect having proved injurious to lucern, 

 experiments were conducted with various insecticide methods for combating it. Kero- 

 sene emulsion, Paris green, and London purple were tried without satisfactory 

 results. Grazing sheep on affected land, harrowing, rolling, and flooding were tried 

 with some success. The remedy which is considered most effective is the application 

 of fresh gas lime. This substance is applied after cutting the lucern, 2 or 3 appli- 

 cations being necessary each year. About 700 to 1,000 lbs. per acre is required for 

 each application. 



A new method of combating the gypsy moth, Rorig {Arb. K. Gesundheitsamte, 

 Biol. Abt., I {1900), No. 2, pp. 255-200, figs. ,i ; ahs. in Dent. Landw. Presse, 27 {1900), 

 No. 74, pp. 015, 916, figs, .i) . 



The fruit moth (Ophiuza lienardi), C. W. Mally {Agr. .Tour. Cape Good Hope, 

 17 {1900), No. 1, pp. 41-44). — According to the reports of correspondents this insect 

 has caused injury to the following fruits: Apples, pears, plums, grapes, peaches, figs, 

 oranges, guavas, liananas, pineapples, loquats, and medlars. 



The San Jose and other scale insects, W. Lochhead {Ontario Dept. Agr., 1900, 

 pp. 4S,figs. 21). — This pamphlet contains a general account of the distribution, injuri- 

 ousness, life history, habits, and insect enemies of the San Jose scale. The following 

 treatments are recommended: Hydrocyanic-acid gas, whale-oil soap, crude ijetroleum, 

 and diluted kerosene. Brief descriptive and economic notes are also presented con- 



