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GOMILEVSKY (V.). BopbOa CT» aM6apHblM"b flOnrOHOCMKOMlB. [The 

 control of Calandra granaria.]— « XyTOpflHMH"b.» [Chutorianin], 

 Poltava, no. 50, 24th December 1914, pp. 1350-1352. 



Large outbreaks of Calandra granaria occurred in nearly all parts 

 of Russia in 1914. In Little Russia and in the south-western region, 

 the beetles of the first generation appear in June ; those of the 

 second in the lirst half of October. The weevils hibernate and multiply 

 next spring, but all the other stages are also able to survive the winter 

 and are usually all to be found in storehouses during winter and spring. 

 General information on the biology and life-history of this pest is 

 given and various remedies described, such as ventilation and cleansing 

 of stores, smearing walls, ceilings, etc. with tar, disinfecting store- 

 houses in summer, when they are empty, with chloride of lime or by 

 spraying with a solution of aniline (10 lb. in 27 gallons of water), the 

 latter being specially useful in cases of stores containing holes and 

 cracks in their walls or ceihngs. Careful handling is required, as 

 aniUne is poisonous, and in large stores the sprayings can be done by 

 means of orchard sprayers. Remedies, such as placing wool-belts 

 round heaps of grain for the weevils to hide in during the night and 

 which can be destroyed in the morning, are also described. 



TcHERABAiEv (G.). MoM Ha6jiK)AeHifl no OopbSt cia HaMCKiiMTj HepeeMi. 

 (flSnOHHail MOJlb). [My observations on the control f)f Ilypo- 

 nomeuta malinellus.] — << flporpCCMBHOe CaAOBOflCTBO M OropOflHM- 

 HeCTBO.» [Progressive Gardening and Market-Gardening], Petro- 

 grad, no. 50, 27th December 1914, pp. 1543-1545. 



The author has been using Paris green dissolved in sal-ammoniac as 

 an insecticide against Hyponomeuta malinellus, the larvae of which, 

 appeared in May 1913 in enormous quantities in his neighbourhood. 

 To every 49 litres of water a solution of 16 grammes of green in 70 

 grammes of sal-ammoniac was added. The spraying was effected by 

 means of a " Vermorel " sprayer and a bamboo, which gave very good 

 results. The tops of the trees had to be sprayed by means of a hand 

 sprayer. Morning and evening sprayings were the most effective, 

 spraying during the heat of the day causing scorching. In a part of 

 the orchard which was sprayed later, when the larvae were of consider- 

 able size, the proportion of green was increased by one-half, but this 

 proved harmful, producing scorching. 



OiBtTbi. [Rephes].— « riporpeccMBHoe CaAOBOACTBO m OropoAHM- 

 MeCTBO.» [Progressive HorlicuUure and Market-Gardening], Petro- 

 grad, no. 50, 27th December 1914, pp. 1557, 1559 and 1560. 



Raspberries, and especially currants, are injured by Aegeria {Sesia) 

 tipuliformis, CI., the larvae of which live inside the hollowed core of 

 the shoots, causing them to bend and break off. The imagines are 

 on the wing in April and May, ovipositing on injured spots on the lower 

 part of the stem, etc., and the larvae penetrate into the core in which 

 they winter. The remedies consist in cutting away all stumps and 

 damaged shoots, the wounds after the cutting being carefully smeared 

 over and the rubbish burnt. 



