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A Chalcid, Bephrata cubensis, Ashm., was found in October infesting 

 the fruits of Anona squamosa (sweet sop), on which it is also found in 

 Florida and Cuba. 



Other insect pests collected were :— PtycJiodes trilineatus, L. (three- 

 hned fig-tree borer) ; Oncideres cmgulatus, Say, girdling the almond, 

 Terminalia catappa; Apate terebrans, Pall., and A. subtnedia, Wlk., 

 the latter bred from orange and pomegranate ; and Pachymerus 

 {Caryoborus) gonagra, F., a well known Indian pest found breeding in 

 tamarind pods. 



A termite, Arrhinotermes simplex, Hagen, was responsible for serious 

 damage to stored timber. Samples of wheaten flour from a bakery 

 were found to be heavily infested by a beetle, Tribolimn confusvm, 

 Duv., the larvae of a flour moth, and a mite, Tyroglyphus farinae. 

 Many complaints were receivedoof damage done to stored dress-stuffs 

 and clothes by the brown house-cricket, Gnjllodes sigillatus, Wlk. 



Young dogwood trees {Piscidia enjthrina) were severely attacked 

 and retarded in growth by the Psyllid, Euphalerus nidifex, Schwarz, 

 which distorted the young tips. Severe damage was done to roses 

 in May by a Chrvsomehd beetle, Metachroma sp., which was however 

 controlled by spraying with lead arsenate at the rate of 1 oz. per 

 gal. water. The Lycid beetle, Thonahnus militaris, Dalm., occurred 

 on sugar-cane and the Fulgorid. Ormenis perpiisillns, Wlk., on coffee, 

 but did no damage. 



Insects injuring vegetables included: — Spartocera fusca, Thb., on 

 potato foliage ; DiaphoMia nitidalis, Cram., on cucumbers and pump- 

 kins ; Pieris sp. , on cabbages ; Prodenia dolichos, F. , on turnips ; 

 and Fundella peUucens, Z., on cowpea pods. 



Woods (W. C). The Biology of Maine Species of Allica. — Univ. Maine 

 Agric. Expt. Sta., Orono, Bull. 273, October 1918, pp. 149-204,- 

 4 figs. 



A detailed description is here given of three new species of Haltica 

 {AUica) from Maine : — H. corni, on dog-wood, H. rosae, on wild rose, 

 and H. idmi, on elm. These are all forms that in the past would have 

 been treated as varieties of H. ignita. 111., which the author considers a 

 composite species. 



Keys are given to the adults and early stages of the Maine species 

 of this genus, including the blueberry flea-beetle, H. torquata, Lee. 



They can all be controlled by spraying with lead arsenate. Parasitic 

 flies have been bred from the adults of two species and a predaceous 

 bug has been found attacking the larva of another. They are all 

 susceptible to fungous and bacterial diseases, which doubtless play 

 a large role in holding them in check. 



NouGARET (R. L.). Grape Mealybug (Pseudococcus bakeri, Essig.) — 

 Mthly. Bidl. Cal. State Commiss. Hortic, Sacramento, vii, no. 9, 

 September 1918, pp. 511-514, 3 figs. [Received 6th December 

 1918.] 



Pseudococcus baJceri (P. maritimus, Ehrh.) (grape mealy-bug) is a 

 pest of g_Apes in Cahfornia for which at present no reliable remedial 

 method can be recommended. This scale is not particularly adapted 

 to the grape but is omnivorous, feeding on citrus, pear, walnut, and 



