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In infested vineyards where pupation had already taken place, 

 turkeys were turned into them after a shallow cultivation of the soil ; 

 the birds ate numbers of the pupae, but the tough shell was responsible 

 for the death of many of the birds, so the measure cannot be recom- 

 mended. Ploughing was started early the following spring while 

 the ground was still quite moist, and, although only a small proportion 

 of pupae were destroyed by this means, very many were eaten by 

 large numbers of crows that followed the plough. It was observed 

 that these birds did not eat the tough pupal shell, but only the 

 contents. 



Maskew (F.). Report for the Month of October, 1919.— Mthly. Bull. 

 Col. State Depf. Agric, Sacramento, viii, no. 10, October 1919, 

 pp. 610-612. 



The pests intercepted during October include :— From China, 

 Araecerus fasciculatus in dried yams, and Lepidopterous larvae in 

 dry roots and tea. From Hawaii, Ripersia palmarutn, Hemichionaspis 

 minor and Chionaspis inday on coconuts ; Howardia hidavis, Pseudao- 

 nidia clavigera, Coccns elongatus, Saissetia nigra, Pseudococcus fila- 

 mentosus and an undetermined Tetranychid on Hibiscus ; Aspidiotus 

 lataniae, A. cyanophylli and Pseudococcus sp. on bulbs ; Diaspis 

 bromeliae and Pseudococcus bronieliae on pineapples ; Coccus elongatus 

 on betel leaves. From India, Aspidiotus lataniae on green coconuts 

 and Dipterous larvae in peppers. From Japan, Bruchus chinensis 

 in peas ; Calandra oryzae in maize ; Lepidopterous larvae in seed 

 pods and in onion sets ; and an undetermined weevil in beans. From 

 Manila, Solenopsis geminata var. rufa in packing ; Lepidopterous 

 larvae and an undetermined weevil in chick-peas. From Central 

 America, Aspidiotus cyanophylli, Pseudococcus sp. and Icerya purchasi 

 on bananas. From Mexico, Lepidosaphes beckii on limes and Aspidiotus 

 perniciosus on apples. From Arizona, Cydia (Laspeyresia) pomonella 

 in pears. From Arkansas, Aspidiotus perniciosus and Lepidosaphes 

 ulnii on apples. From Connecticut, Eriosoma lanigerum and Aspi- 

 diotus perniciosus on apples. From Florida, Phomopsis citri, Lepido- 

 saphes beckii and Parlatoria jjergandei on grapefruit. From Idaho 

 and Iowa, Cydia pomonella on apples. From Illinois, Pseudococcus 

 sp. and an undetermined mite on bulbs. From Massachusetts, 

 Lepidosaphes ulmi on apples. From Michigan, Cydia pomonella on 

 apples. From Nevada, C. pomonella on apples and Heterodera 

 radicicola in potatoes. From Oregon, C. pomonella on apples. From 

 Ohio, Tetranychus inytilaspidis on roses. From Pennsylvania, Pseudo- 

 coccus sp. and Coccus hesperidum on crotons and an undetermined 

 mite and Aphid on ornamental plants and grasses. From Washington, 

 C. pomonella, Tetranychus sp., and Lepidosaphes ulmi on apples. 



WoGLUM (R. S.) & Borden (A. D.). Comprehensive Demonstration 

 of Argentine Ant Control. — Separate from California Citrograph, 

 Los Angeles, April 1919, 1 p., 3 figs. [Received 6th January 

 1920.] 



The earliest infestation of Califomian orchards by the Argentine 

 ant [Iridomyrmex humilis] was recorded in 1908, and the rapid spread 



