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it. The scraping, however, should only be necessary once in about 

 five years and only on old and fairly large apple trees. A lime-sulphur 

 spray should be applied with a spray gun on peaches before the buds 

 begin to swell and on apples and most other fruits when they are 

 ready to burst. The strength used should be of r035 specific gravity, 

 which is the same as one gal. of ordinary commercial lime-sulphur to 

 7 gals, water. The whole of the tree should be thoroughly covered with 

 this spray. 



Ballou (H. a.). The Pink Boll Worm {Gelechia gossypiella, Saunders) 

 in Egypt in 1916-1917. — Minist. Agric. Egrjpt, Cairo, 1920, 

 120 pp., 16 plates. [Received 31st March 1920.] 



This important report records the author's investigations in Egypt 

 during 1916-1918 into the possibilities of control of the pink boUworm 

 Pectinophora (Gelechia) gossypiella. Owing to the delay in issuing 

 it, much of the matter it contains has been already noticed at length 

 [R.A.E., A, viii, 67]. 



Under the section discussing the control of this pest, the legislation 

 passed in Egypt against it is reviewed, and the campaigns of 1916 and 

 1917 are described. It is not considered likely that the pink bollworm 

 will be eradicated in Egypt for many years, but the prospects are 

 that sufficiently good work will be done to reduce infestation to a 

 minimum, so that as long as combative measures are maintained at 

 the highest possible pitch of efficiency, the amount of damage done 

 each year will be small, and cotton growing will be a profitable industry. 



MoERis (H. M.). The Hypopus of Carpoglyjjhiis anonymus, Haller. — 

 Ann. Trap. Med. Parasit., Liverpool, xiii, no. 4, 15th March 1920, 

 pp. 339-342, 1 fig. 



A description is given of the hypoj)ial nymph of a mite, Carpioglyplius 

 anonymus, which in company with some beetles (Carpophihis hemip- 

 terus L.), were found heavily infesting a quantity of dried figs received 

 from the Port Sanitary Authority, Liverpool. 



McLaine (L.S.). Memorandum to Importers. No. 2. — De]jt. Agric. 

 Entom. Branch, Ottawa, 27th February 1920, [Ip. MS.] 



The Japanese beetle [Popillia japonica] has been accidentally im- 

 ported into the United States where it is causing serious and extensive 

 damage [R.A.E., A, vii, 101, etc.]. To prevent a similar occurrence 

 in Canada all importers are requested to notify the Dominion Entomolo- 

 gist when placing orders for shipments of perennials, herbaceous 

 stock, etc., from Japan and the Far East and to advise the same officer 

 upon their arrival so that arrangements may be made for their 

 inspection. 



Ferris (G. F.). Notes on Coccidae. — v. (Hemiptera). — Canad. 

 Entom., London, Ont., lii, no. 2, February 1920, pp. 29-32, 5 figs. 



The species dealt with in this continued list \R.A.E. A , viii, 63] 

 include : Protodiaspis parvula, Ckll., i n oak in Mexico ; P. agrifo'.iae, 

 Essig ; P. lobala, sp. n., on Quercus gamhelii in New Mexico ; and 

 P. pulchra, sp. n., on Quercus toumeyi in Arizona. 



