June, '09] journal of economic entomology 259 



All extraordinary campaign against the typhoid or house-fly is now 

 in progress. ^Magazines, weeklies and dailies are cheerfully giving 

 much space to exposing the true character of the insect. Satire, de- 

 nouncement and exhortation are all being employed. Municipalities 

 here and there are adopting much needed sanitary regulations de- 

 signed to reduce the numbers of this nefarious fly. The Merchants' 

 Association of New York City and some other associations, as well as 

 numerous individuals, are giving much time and effort to this most 

 commendable work. The control of this insect is an entomological 

 problem, since efficient repressive work must be based upon adequate 

 knowledge of the habits of the fly and the way these may be taken 

 advantage of to reduce the numbers of the pest in the most economical 

 manner. The sanitarian and the medical man are both in position 

 to give cogent reasons for the suppression of this long tolerated men- 

 ace and nuisance. Special pains should be taken to encourage everj- 

 good feature of the movement and at the saliie time care exercised to 

 avoid everything which may appear like an overstatement of facts. 

 This campaign, if it is to be successful, must be conducted along com- 

 mon sense lines and the necessity of attending closely to details em- 

 phasized most strongly. Otherwise there may be a disappointing reac- 

 tion, w^hieh may result in a serious set-back to home sanitation, not to 

 mention the continuance of needless suffering and loss of health and 

 life. 



Reviews 



Ticks, a Monograph of the Ixodoidea, by G. H. F. Nuttall, C. 

 AYarburtox, ay. F. Cooper and L. E. Robixson. Cambridge Univ. 

 Press, First Part (Argasida?), 104 p., 114 figs., 3 pis. 



This part of the work, which has just been issued, is far from our expec- 

 tations. It is not a monograph in any sense of the word. The authors have 

 not used the great collections of Doctor Neumann, of the Paris or Berlin 

 museums, all of which are so easily accessible to them, and of the utmost 

 importance to anyone studying the ticks of the world. Consequently a num- 

 ber of species known to Doctor Neumann are unknown to them, and. of those 

 that they have examined one is struck by the paucity of speeimeus. Under 

 each species there is a full bibliography and iconography, a brief technical 

 description (in many cases more or less compiled), and as much matter on 

 the habitat and geographical range as can be obtained from the literature. 

 There is an interesting chapter on the biology of the Argasidse, almost 

 wholly compiled, and an extensive bibliography. Most of the figures are 

 taken from Neumann. The plates are original. N. Banks. 



