CONTENTS— cont. 



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The Oriental Peach Moth, a Fruit Pest recently introduced into 



the U.S.A. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .... 60 



The Cost of checking the Gipsy Moth "in Massachusetts . . . . 60 



The Introduction of Pyrausta nupUalis into California . • . . 60 



An Outbreak of Heliothis obsoleta on Beans in California . . . . 61\ 



Precautions against the Introduction of the Alfalfa -Weevil into' 



California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 • 



The Propagation of Beneficial Insects in California . . . . . . 61 



Pests intercepted in Quarantine in Cal^omia » . . . . . . 62 



Spinach Blight and its Transmission by Insects . . 62 



The Supply and Use of Tobacco Products for Inseoticidal Purposes 



in the British Isles . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,63 



Insect Pests, in Sumatra in 1917-18 ' . . . . . . . . . . " >64 



Notes on some Chalcids parasitising the Eggs of Cicadas in Italy 65 



Notes on Thysanus ater infesting Scale-insects in Italy . . . . 66 



A Fungus infesting Saperda carcharias in Spain . . . . . . 66 



Methods of combating the Olive Fly, Dacus oleae, in Italy . . . . 66 



Common G-alls on Fruit Trees in Sicily - ... ., .. •• 66 



Notes on the Maize Stalk Borer (Busseola fusca) in Ehodesia . . 66 



Notes on Canadian Bark-beetles .. '. - .. .. .. 67 



The Corn-xoot Aphis and Methods of Controlling it in U.S.A. . . 67 



A Manual of Vegetable Garden Insects. (Keview) . . .. ''" . . 67 



Insects Pests in Michigan . . . . ..... . . . . 68 



A Summary of our Knowledge of the Frit-fly in Britain . . . . 68 



The Larval and Pupal Stages of Scatopse notata in Britain . . 70 



A List of CocciDAE affecting Various Genera of Plants .. .. 70 



Potato Pests in Cyprus .'. » . . . . . 70 



Miscellaneous Pests in, Cyprus in 1917-18 71 



Cotton and other Pests in the United Provinces, India in 1916-1917 71, 72 



Ah Outbreak of Tortrix conflictana on Poplars in Canada . . . . ' 73 



Notes on Philippine CocciDAE ,. .. 74 



Experiments in Poisoning Cotton-boU Weevils in U.S.A 74 



Notes on new Leaf -hoppers from Nova Scotia . . . . . . 76 



The Effect of Hydrocyanic-acid Gas under Vacuum Conditions on 



Subterranean Larvae .... .. .. .. .. .. 76 



The Bionomics of Miris dolobmtus, a Pest of Timothy Grass in U.S.A. 77 



Insect Pests of Vegetables in Louisiana . . . . . . . . 78 



NotQS on Ehabdocnemis obscums in Queensland ... . . . . 80 



Notes on the Cocoon-spinning Habits of Two Braconids in U.S.A. 80 



The Economic Importance of Samia cecropia in U.S.A. . . . . 80 



Wheat Pests in Ohio < . . . . . ... 80 



Measures against Cabbage Pests in U.S.A 81 



Pests intercepted in Quarantine in Florida - . . .... . . 81 



The Bionomics and Control of Flax'-grubs in New Zealand . . ... 82 



Pests of Passion Fruit in New Zealand 83 



Garden Pests in Iowa .... .. .. .. •• •• ^3 



The Effect of Freezing upon Insecticides .. ... .. ..83 



Notes on Coffee Pests' in Ceylon 83 



Maize Pests and their. Control in New South Wales . . . .^ 84 



Measures against the Banana Borer in Jamaica 85 



Injurious Insects and Useful Birds._ (Review)" . . . . ^ • • 86 



Measures for dealing with Locusts in Italy - . . . ' . • • • 86 



Popular Notes on Eyponomeuta malinellus in Italy . . ' . . . • 87 



Pests of the Pistachio in Italy . r * . • • • 87 



Plant Pest Legislation in Cyprus -. • • 88 



