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may also be injected into the banks, holes 8 inches deep being drilled 

 at intervals of 32 inches. An inspection of the banks half an hour 

 later will enable any individuals which have escaped to the surface 

 to be seen and destroyed. Watering the banks with an emulsion 

 containing 20 per cent, of petroleum in water will also drive them 

 out. 



Hunter (W. D.). The Pink BoUworm.— C/./S. Dept. Agric, Bur. 

 Entom. Washington, D.C., 7th August 1914, 6 pp., 5 figs. 



This circular (without a serial number) gives information about 

 Gelechia gossypiella, Saund., the introduction of which into the United 

 States is to be guarded against. 



Lakin (G. I.). OSsop-b oropoAHHMecTBa bii AcrpaxaHCKOM ry6epHiM 



3a 1913 ro Alt. [A Review of Market-Gardening in the govt, of 

 Astrachan in 1913.] — « Cafllj M OropOfl'b.» [Orchard and Market- 

 Garden], Moscow, nos. 9 and 10, September and October 1914, 

 pp. 338-346 and 383-388. 



Market-gardens in 1913, in the government of Astrachan, suffered 

 largely from the caterpillars of Euxoa segetum, which were specially 

 injurious to bachza plants, such as melons, etc. On melon plant- 

 ations, the pest can be successfully controlled by hand collection 

 at night and by spraying with Paris green. Melon seedhngs can 

 stand as much as | oz. of green to the gallon of water. 



Djakov (I.). CuepTHocTb nnen-b btj cbhsm ct* 6ont3HbH) « HoaeMa- 

 TOSTj)) . [The death of bees from " Nosematosis "]. «CH6HpCK0e 

 CenbCKOe Xoshmctbo.w [Agriculture of Siberia,] Tomsk, no. 

 23, December 1914, pp. 743-746. 



A serious outbreak of nosematosis has occurred among bees in 

 the government of Tomsk during the last three years, causing great 

 havoc in many localities. The disease, which was identified in the 

 laboratory of the Department of Agriculture, manifested itself chiefly 

 in the winter and spring. 



Platonov (A.). MsT* AtflTenbHOCTM E(|)peMOBCHaro y-fesAHaro SewcTBa 

 no caAOBOACTBy BTj 1913 r. [The work of the Zemstvo of the 

 district of Efremov (govt, of Tula) on Horticulture in 1913]. 

 « CaA"b M OropOA"b-» [Orchard and Market-Garden], Moscow, 

 no. 7-8, July- August, pp. 316-319. 



The chief pests of the district w^ere Psylla mali and Cydia (Carpocupsa) 

 pomonella. Spraying with tobacco extract and with a solution of 

 quassia and soft soap was tried against the larvae of Psylla and in 

 May and June the control of the imagines was attempted by fumigation 

 with tobacco smoke, which gave excellent results. Spraying with 

 Paris green was used against C. pomonella. The older orchards of the 

 district are very closely planted, thus offering favourable conditions 

 for various pests, which in some cases destroy as much as 60 per cent, 

 of the yield. 



