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work of importing parasites. Representative entomologists, not only from 

 America but from Europe, South Africa and even Australia, personally inves- 

 tigated the methods employed and all unanimously agreed in commending 

 the work in all its phases most highly. There is, in all the reports, unquali- 

 fied endorsement of the Superintendent for placing the execution of this work 

 in the hands of Dr. L. O. Howard, Chief of the Bureau of Entomology. Fur- 

 thermore, several have taken the pains to look into the proposition made sev- 

 eral years ago by certain Western parties, and have unhesitatingly given a 

 decision in favor of the work being conducted by the party now charged with 

 its execution. Certain suggestions were made by various entomologists, such 

 as further investigation of fungous diseases, the importance of the biological 

 study of the various parasites, and in particular, the advisability of securing 

 certain parasitic enemies of the gipsy moth known to exist in Japan. It is 

 gratifying to state that the wisdom of most of these suggestions had been 

 previously recognized and that steps have already been taken for the carrying 

 out of some. This investigation by independent entomologists from widely 

 separated localities should settle for all time any hostile criticism of the 

 methods now employed. Ample funds should be made available for the work 

 with parasites, because if it is worth doing at all it is worth doing 

 thoroughly. No stone should be left unturned in the search for eflBcient ene- 

 mies of these two destructive insects. 



The report as a whole is most commendable, presenting a maximum of in- 

 formation in a minimum of space, and in a most accessible form. There 

 seems to be but one omission, namely, some statement as to the territory 

 now occupied by the brown-tail moth. E. P. F. 



Seventh Report of the State Entomologist, by W. E. Britton. 

 Report of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1907, 

 Part 5, p. 265-338. 



This report contains several valuable contributions. One on various gases 

 for fumigating nursery trees, a summary of which was given before the 

 Chicago meeting of the Economic Entomologists and is published on p. 110-12. 

 The results of experiments with different brands of soluble or miscible oils 

 are given, showing an efficiency varying from 95.7 to 100 per cent. There is a 

 detailed, well illustrated account of the new peach sawfly, Pamphilius per- 

 sicuni MacG., an insect which may prove of considerable economic importance. 

 The work of exterminating a small colony of gipsy moths is described in de- 

 tail. Indications are that it will be successfully accomplished within the 

 next two or three years. The recent enactment concerning this pest is also 

 included. Chemical analyses of lead arsenate and Paris green, previously 

 published as a bulletin, form a part of the report. Observations are also 

 given on a number of species injurious during the year. 



E. P. F. 



The So-Called Grain Bug and Other Grain Aphids in Minnesota 

 in 1907, by F. L. Washburn. Special Report of the State Entomol- 

 ogist of Minnesota, March, 1908, p. 1-21. 



This special report gives a summarized account of the grain aphid, Toxop- 

 tera graminum. The differences between the various species are well brought 



