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Zacharievskaja (A. V.). Odsopi) MHCTpyHTopcKOM fltflienbHOCTM no 

 caflOBOflCTBy bi* MaKapbescKOM-b ytsAt HiimeropoACKOii ryOepHin. 



[A review of the work of the Instructor of Horticulture in the 

 Makarievsk district of the govt, of Nijni-Novgorod.] — « Cafll* M 

 OropOfl'b.» [Orchard & Market-Garden], Moscow, no. 3, March 

 1915, pp. 152-154. 



The orchards of the Makarievsk district of the government of 

 Nijni-Novgorod are stated to suffer from many pests, notably from 

 Psylla malt and Anthonomus pomorum. 



ScHREiBER (A. F.). Bopb6a Cb nanycTHOM 6"bnflHKoii. [The control of 

 Pieris brassicae.] — « Caflli M oropofllj.w [Orchard & Market- 

 Garden], Moscow, no. 3, March 1915, pp. 140-142. 



The author recommends growing tomatoes near cabbage beds to 

 drive away the butterflies, and to use tomato-extract or an extract of 

 Veratmn nigrum and V . albvm as an insecticide against the caterpillars 

 of Pieris brassicae. The last-named extract is being successfully used 

 against these insects in the Trans- Baikal province in Siberia. Tomato 

 extract is prepared by boiling leaves and stalks of tomatoes in water 

 for at least 6 hours, till the extract turns a brown red colour, gradually 

 adding water, as it evaporates ; the leaves and stalks are then removed 

 and the extract diluted in water and strained. The spraying must be 

 done either between 7 and 10 a.m. or 5 and 7 p.m. and repeated next 

 day. 



npMrnaiueHie dHTOMO/IorOB'b. [The appointment of Entomologists.] 

 — «X03flilCTB0 Ha AoHy .» [Husbandry on the Dow], Novotcherkassk, 

 X. no. 5, 21st March 1915, p. 232. 



This is a note of the appointment of two Entomologists, who will, 

 in the first place, have to organise the campaign against Oria 

 {Tapinostola) musculosa in the district of Taganrog, which this pest 

 has invaded from the neighbouring government of Ekaterinoslav, 

 Eurygaster sp. has also been veiy injurious recently in some of the 

 forest districts. 



ScHREiBER (A. F.). Pnacb BoniioiMaro bij nycTbiHt. [A voice crying 

 from the wilderness.] — « CaA0B0A1>.» [The Horticulturist], Rostov- 

 on-Don], no. 3, March 1915, pp. 178-180. 



The control of Byturus funmtus and B. tomentosxs, which are the 

 most dangerous pests of raspberries and dewberries, by means of 

 trap-crops round and near raspberry orchards, is advocated. The 

 only existing method of control consists of handpicking the beetles in 

 dull weather, when they are less active, and thus preventing oviposition. 

 For trap-crops, representatives of the natural orders Rosaceae, 

 Kanunculaceae and Scrophulariaceae, which are favoured by the 

 beetles, are suggested. The beetles concentrate on these plants and 

 can be easily destroyed there. The damage done to raspberry blossoms 

 by the adults appears to be rare from the author's observations in the 

 government of Vladimir. It is suggested that experiments should be 

 made with insecticides, such as tomato or hellebore decoctions. 



