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36. The tarnished plant bug and its work on peach and other plants. 

 Well under way. 



37. The apple leaf hopper. 

 Well under way. 



New York, Geneva, — P. J. Parrott, H. E. Hodgkiss. 



38. Life history, habits, and means of protecting pear orchards from the false 

 tarnished plant-bug, Lygus invitus Say. 



Almost completed. 



39. A study of the activities of the late summer broods of the Pear Psylla and 

 finding of more efficient means of control. 



Principal progress in demonstrating in a large way that different stages of the 



first brood are susceptible to spraying mixtures. 

 New York, Geneva, — P. J. Parrott. 



40. The Ufe history, habits and means of controlUng the grape leaf hopper. F. Z. 

 Hartzel in immediate charge. 



Progress along hues of demonstrating efficient spraying practices. 

 New York, Cornell University, Ithaca, — C. R. Crosby. 



41. Tarnished plant bug. 



New Mexico, Agricultural College, — -D. E. Merrill. 



42. The grape leaf hopper. 



North Carolina, Raleigh, — Frankhn Sherman, Jr. 



43. Laundry soap in water as a remedy for aphids. 



Most of serious aphids yielded readily to treatment with a mixture composed of 



1/2 lb. soap in 4 gals, of water. 

 North Carlina, West Raleigh, — Z. P. MetcaK. 



44. Life history and methods of controlling the gloomy scale, Chrysomphalus 

 tenebricosus Comst. 



Well started. 



Ohio, Wooster, — H. A. Gossard. 



45. The control of the chinch bug. 

 Progress satisfactory. 



46. The Coccidse of Ohio. 

 Progress satisfactory. 



47. The control of the apple woolly aphis. 

 Tennessee, IvnoxviUe, — ^E. C. Cotton. 



48. The hog louse. 



Just definitely taken up. 



Virginia, Norfolk, — T. C. Johnson. 



49. Life history of the spinach aphis ^ 



50. Cabbage aphis ^^ ^^ p ^ Chittenden. 

 61. Pea aphis 



52. Cucumber aphis J 



West Virginia, Morgantown, — W. E. Rumsey. 



53. The control of the apple tree aphis through the destruction of its eggs. 

 Lime-sulphur proved better than anj^ other substance tried. 



54. The control of the wooUy aphis. 

 Not yet begun. 



Investigations dealing with Lepidoptera 



Arkansas, Fayetteville, — George G. Becker. 



55. Life history and methods of control of Sanninoidea exitiosa. 



