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adults were seen March 12, the first signs of injury on May 2, and 

 the first pupre INIay 8. The insect was observed on a large number of 

 food plants. Laboratory observations were made on the egg-laying 

 habit and the extent of the life C3'cle. Experiments were conducted 

 in planting corn deep, shallow, earh, late, with an excess of seed in 

 the hills, and drilled; plats were also planted with seed corn soaked in 

 strong kerosene emulsion, diluted kerosene emulsion, chlorid of lime, 

 or soaked in tar and in sulphur made adhesive by moistening with 

 molasses; 1 plat was treated ^vith kainit at the rate of 2,000 lbs. per 

 acre; another plat was spra^^ed with kerosene emulsion around the 

 hills; tobacco dust was also placed in each hill of 1 plat. The seed 

 corn soaked in strong kerosene emulsion was considerabh" injured and 

 a larger percentage of larva? was noted inths plats treated with kainit 

 than in other plats. None of the methods of treatment except late 

 planting had any appreciable effect in reducing the number of larvae. 



Notes on some African ticks, 0. P. Lounshury (pp. 11—19). — A brief 

 discussion of Aniblyomma hehrcBum, Ilyaloiama (jegyptius, Itliijpicej^aliis 

 decoloratus, R. evertsi, OnitJiodoros samgnii, and Argas persicus. 



Notes on Coccidce of Georgia, W. M. Scott (pp. 19-51). — Brief notes 

 on about 10 species of Coccidas observed in this State. 



Notes upon the destructive green-pea louse for 1900, W. G. Johnson 

 (pp. 55-58). — The brush and cultivator method is reported as being a 

 simple and rather effective means of destro^'ing Nectaroj^hora destruc- 

 tor. No practical spraying method has been found. 



Hydrocyanic-acid gas as an insecticide on low gnnoing plants, E. D. , 

 Sanderson and C. L. Penny (pp. 60-66). — This paper contains a record 

 of experiments in fumigating small plants in the field and in boxes. 

 (SeeE. S. R.,12,p. 162.) 



Notes from Delaware, E. D. Sanderson (pp. 66-72). — Brief notes on 

 a number of injurious insects, including the horse bot fly, green-apple 

 aphis, destructive green-pea louse, and ladybird beetles. 



Aj^helinus fuscipemiis, an imp)ortaiit parasite npon the San Jose scale 

 im Eastern ZTnited States, W. G. Johnson (pp. 73-75). — Brief notes on 

 the extent of parasitism of the San Jose scale by this parasite. 



Entomolog iced notes from Colorado, C. P. Gillette (pp. 76-80). — In 

 experiments to test the extent of spring migration of the codling moth, 

 a number of larvas were found under bands around trees, but not suffi- 

 cient to warrant the adoption of this method for combating the first 

 brood. Brief notes are also given on the peach-twig borer, woolly 

 aphis, San Jose scale, California mite, and Lap>hygrna fa rimaculata. 



Notes on insects of economic importance for 1900, W. G. Johnson 

 (pp. 80-Sl). — Brief notes on asparagus beetles, destructive green- 

 pea louse, Mediterranean flour moth, and San Jose scale. 



Insects of the year in Ohio, F. M. Webster (pp. -81-90). — Brief notes 

 on the Hessian fly, fall army worm, Carneades tessellata, C. insignata, 



