December, '09] JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 469 



Reviews 



A MERITORIOUS WORK 

 F. V. Theobald has just published a very extensive work of 550 pages, pro- 

 fusely illustrated, on "The Insect and Other Allied Pests of Orchard, Bush 

 and Hothouse Fruits." This work is so important that it should be in the 

 hands of every economic entomologist in the United States, and more espe- 

 cially so as American economic entomologists should keep thoroughly in- 

 formed regarding the injurious insects of neighboring countries, which are 

 liable at any time to be accidentally imported into the States. The price is 

 thirty shillings and orders should be sent to the author at Wyecourt, Wye 

 (Kent), England. 



L. O. Howard. 



Insects Affecting Vegetables, by C. J. S. Bethune, Ont. Dep't. of 

 Agric. Bull. 171, p. 1-64. 1909. 



This very practical bulletin by a veteran in economic entomology gives 

 brief accounts of the more common insects affecting garden vegetables, 

 preventive and remedial measures being emphasized. The value of this 

 publication is greatly increased by a similar discussion of fungous diseases 

 and by directions for preparing the standard insecticides and fungicides. 

 It can not but be most helpful to the readers for whom it is designed. 



Spring Manual of Practice in Economic Zoology, by H. A. Gos- 

 SARD. 0. Agric. Exp't. Sta. Bull. 198, p. 15-88, 1909. 



This is the second in a series of important bulletins designed to assist the 

 farmer in controlling not only insects but other animal pests and fungous 

 diseases. The value of correct management, such as rotation of crops, clean 

 farming, etc., is rightly emphasized at the outset. This is followed by brief 

 discussions of various wild animals and methods of controlling the same. 

 Special attention is given to birds. There are brief notes on the habits of 

 the more important species and several paragraphs are devoted to a discus- 

 sion of methods of attracting birds. Under farm treatment, the methods of 

 controlling the various enemies of different crops are given in a summarized 

 form. The discussion of methods to be employed with each important farm 

 crop or group of crops is nicely summarized in tabular form. The author 

 uses the season and crop as a starting point from which the farmer is 

 expected to recognize the insect and select the proper treatment. The 

 identification of some of the more important species is rendered more easy 

 by a series of original illustrations. An appendix gives the records of bird 

 migrations for the past fifteen years, with brief notes upon their habits. 

 This latter should arouse more interest in bird life. It is a most serviceable 

 publication. 



Fourth Annual Report of the Superintendent for Suppressing the 

 Gipsy and Brown-Tail Moth, by L. H. Worthley, p. 1-75, 1909. 



The magnitude of this work is well shown by the expenditure on the part 

 of the state and some ninety-four infested cities and towns, comprising an 



7 



