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In Hardanger and Sogne, GaleruceUa lineola invaded the orchards 

 in thousands and attacked the leaves of apple and pear trees. As 

 these beetles during recent years had devastated the alders in these 

 places, it was doubtful whether they would on this occasion oviposit 

 on the fruit trees ; fortunately, this did not happen. The beetles 

 appeared in the orchards because the alders came into leaf later than 

 usual and as soon as they were green, the beetles deserted the orchards. 

 Cheimatohia brumafa, Cydia pomoneUa and ArgyrestJiia conjugella 

 occurred in several localities, while A. ephippiella completely 

 destroyed the buds of the cherry trees in an orchard in Egeberg for 

 several years in succession. Hyponomeuta variabilis has been un- 

 usually common over a great part of the eastern country ; burning 

 the webs is recommended. The damage done by Contarinia (Diplosis) 

 pyrivora is increasing every year and in many places all the pears have 

 been destroyed by it. Picking and destroying the fruits before the 

 leaves have fallen, and digging and packing of the ground under the 

 trees and mixing it with kainit are recommended. TetranycJius 

 telarius or T. pilosus has been reported from plum trees and Eriophyes 

 pyri both on apple and pear trees. Chinch bugs (Blissus) have in 

 many localities damaged the leaves of currants, and RhopalosipJiuni 

 ribis and Eulecanium {Lecanium) ribis have been recorded from several 

 places. Gooseberries have been damaged by the sawfly, Pteronus 

 {Nematus) ribesii, and the moths, Zophodia convolutella, Incurvaria 

 capitella and Cheimatobia brumafa. The mite, Tarsonemus fragariae, 

 which was recorded for the first time in 1912, is now widely distributed. 



OOnacTHoe 3HTOMonorM4ecKoe CoBtmaHie npw XapbKOBCKoii fySepH- 

 CKoi) 3eMCK0H Vnpaet 20-21 ceHTflOpfl 1914 roAa. AoK/iaAbi h 

 wypHanbl COetmaHiil. [(Provincial) Entomological Conference 

 at the Zemstvo of Charkov on 20-21 September (2-3 October) 

 1914. Papers read and minutes of proceedings.] — Published by 

 the Zemstvo of Charkov. Charkov, 1914, 89 pp., 9 tables. 



The proceedings of and recommendations passed at this Conference 

 have already been dealt with [see this Revieiv,8ev. A, iii, pp. 67, 68]. 

 Some of the more important papers read on this occasion are now 

 noticed. 



SCHREINER (J. Th.). HtKOTOpblXTj HOBblXTi MHCeKTMCMflaXl., MOry- 



mMxi» saMtHMTb y Hacij iuBeMH(j)ypTCKyM) se/ieHb. [On some 

 new insecticides, which can replace Schweinfurt Green for us.] 

 pp. 48-50. 



Several insecticides, which can more or less successfully replace 

 Paris green, the chief supply of which comes from Germany, are 

 suggested. Pure white arsenic has been largely used in many locaUties 

 of the government of Saratov and along the Volga for the last forty 

 years, tsut owing to the great damage it causes by scorching it is not 

 recommended, although favourable results as regards insect pests 

 have been frequently obtained. 



Arsenite of Hme, being a combination of arsenic and quick lime, 

 is thoroughly recommended by many horticulturists and this prepara- 

 tion deserves serious consideration in orchards, though its application 



