has never led to an infestation of fruit or other trees. The entire 

 procedure is useless, illogical and a hindrance to trade. Those whose 

 interests arc affected by the Law should have it repealed. 



Meckbach (E.). Zur Bekampfung der Kleidermotte. [Measures 

 against the Clothes Moth.] — Zeitschr. angew. Entom., Berlin, 

 vii, no. 1, September 1920, pp. 207-208. 



The author, who is on the staff of the Bayer Dye Works, states that 

 after several years' work a substance has been discovered that can be 

 used for impregnating white or coloured woollen clothes and confers 

 a lasting protection against the clothes moth [Tineola biseUiella]. 



QuAiNTANCE (A. L.) & Baker (A. C). Control of Aphids injurious 

 to Orchard Fruits, Currant, Gooseberry and Grape. — U.S. Dept. 

 Agric, Washington, B.C., Farmers' Bull. 1128, June 1920, 48 pp., 

 4 plates, 34 figs. [Received 28th October 1920.] 



This bulletin deals with 41 species of Aphids injurious to the foliage 

 and fruit of apple, quince, pear, plum, cherry, peach, currant, gdoseberry 

 and grape. Much of the information given has been noticed elsewhere 

 [R.A.E., A, vi, 212]. The rosy aphis then recorded as Aphis malifoliae, 

 Fitch, is now called Amtr aphis roseus. Baker. 



Rand (F. V.) & Enlows (E. M. A.). Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits.— 

 U.S. Dept. Agric, Washington, B.C., Bull. 828, 10th May 1920, 

 43 pp., 10 figs., 4 plates. [Received 28th October 1920.] 



Further experiments on the transmission of bacterial wilt of cucurbits 

 confirm the results noticed in previous papers [R.A.E., A, iv, 38, 385]. 

 Spraying with Bordeaux mixture 4-5-50 with 2 lb. of lead arsenate 

 paste as soon as the first leaves develop is advocated for the treatment 

 of this disease. Other remedial measures include the control of the 

 beetles concerned, viz., Biabrotica vittata, F., and B. dtiodecimpunctata, 

 01. [loc. cit. vii, 521.] 



SiLVESTRi (F.). A new Termite from Mesopotamia. — Ann. Mag. 

 Nat. Hist., London, vi, no. 35, November 1920, pp. 477-479, 

 1 plate. 



Microcerotermes diversits, sp. n., here described, makes colonies 

 under the bark of dead trees, especially apricot trees. It is very 

 common at iVmara in lower Mesopotamia. 



Cobb (N. A.). A New Nema, Tylenchus musicola, n. sp., said to cause 

 a serious Affection of the Bluggoe Banana in Grenada, British 

 West Indies. — West Indian Bull., Barbados, xvii, no. 4, 1919, pp. 

 179-182, 2 figs. 



A description is given of the Nematode, Tylenchus musicola, sp. n., 

 which is said to cause a serious disease of bananas in Grenada. A 

 comparison is drawn between it and the closely related species 

 T. similis, T. penetrans and T. pratensis. 



