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Scale Insects on Currants (P. rihesix, and L. rihis). (G, B. King, Lawrence) 

 Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 



Regarding Pulvinaria, ribesix Professor King writes as follows: — "The 

 Pulvinaria is what 1 believe to be P. vitis, L. ; in fact, it is identical 

 with what I have written of (MS.) a species common on grapes iu 

 Germany." 



Information re Currant Scale and caustic alkali wasli, advising use of same to b 

 continued. Good results reported by correspondent, J. Riley, Esq., Putley 

 Court, Ledbury. 



Winter Moth and Grease Banding. Information seht to Mr. R. Amos, Perr\- 

 Court, Wye, as to date, etc., for keeping bands on the trees. 



Sub- Group B. (Section II.) Horticulture. 



Acari attacking Roots of Flowers (Tetranychus). (James Nimms, 17, Great 

 Tower St.) 



Leaf-Cutting Bee (Megachile willoughbleUa) tunnelling Apple wood. (Sir Joseph 

 Hooker, per the Director, and Mr. Towns-Smith, Yalding, Kent.) 



Thysanoptera : Correspondence regarding Haliday's types. (Mr. Froggatt, Gov. 

 Ent., N. S. Wales.) 



Leaf Miners (Phytomyza, sp. (?)) in Melons. (Mr. Staines, Riugwould, Dover.) 



Suh-Oroup B. (Section HI.) Forestry. 



Cecidomyia salicis, on Willows near Canterbury. (Mr. W. H. Hammond.) Gi>at 

 Moth attacking elm. (Brondesbury.) 



GKOur B. 

 Sericulture, list of works on. (H. A. Kelly, Casale Litta, Lombardy.) 



General. 



List of books, e'c, useful for the Herefordshire Fruitgrowers' Association. (S. E. 

 Agri. College.) 



