479 



The grasshopper Decticiis alhifrons caused severe damage to various 

 crops, and Schistocerca peregrina appeared in large swarms in May and 

 also caused damage in April. 



The pests of stored products include Calandm oryzae and Rhizo- 

 pertha dominica in wheat ; Epheslia cautella, Silvaiius surmamensis 

 and Laemophloeus sp. in dates ; and Bruchid beetles in kidney beans. 



Davidson (W. M.). U.S. Bur. Entom. A new Myzocallis (Aphididae : 

 Homoptera). — Canad. Entom., London, Ont., ii, no. 8, August 

 1920, pp. 176-177, 1 fig. 



Myzocallis alhambra, sp. n., here described, is recorded from the 

 leaves of Quercus englemanni and Quercus sp. in CaUfornia. 



Walton (W. E.). Cutworms and their Control in Corn and other 

 Cereal Crops. — U.S. Dept. Agric, Washington, B.C., Farmers' 

 Bull. 739, May 1920, 7 pp., 3 figs. 



This is a revision of an earlier bulletin deahng with the hfe-histories 

 of the cutworms, Hadena devastatrix. Brace, Agrotis ypsilon, Rott., 

 Lycophotia {Peridronia) margaritosa, Haw., and Agrotis [Noctua) 

 c-nigrum, L. [R.A.E., A, iv, 511.] 



Western Plant Quarantine Board. — Mthly. Bull. Cal. State Dept. 

 Agric, Sacramento, ix, no. 7, July 1920, pp. 215-287, 5 figs. 



The second convention of the Western Plant Quarantine Board 

 was held at Salt Lake City, Utah, on 11th to 14th May, 1920. The 

 papers read include reports on the quarantine conditions in various 

 States, and in British Columbia. A number of problems afi'ecting 

 the work of the Board were discussed, and several resolutions intended 

 to aid the work in the future were passed. 



Maskew (F.). Quarantine Division. Report for the Months of April 

 and May, 1920. — Mthly. Bull. Cal. State Dept. Agric, Sacra- 

 mento, ix, no. 7, July 1920, pp. 298-302. 



The pests intercepted during April and May included : — From 

 Austraha, Aspidiotus rapax {camelliae) on lemons. From China, 

 Ephestia elutella in shelled walnuts, and Chionaspis citri on oranges. 

 From Japan, Hemichionaspis aspidistrae and Parlatoria pergandei on 

 Citrus fruit ; weevils in chestnuts ; Pseudococcus sp. on tuberoses ; 

 Lepidopterous larvae, pupae and adults, and Coccids on Aspidistra ; 

 a Coleopterous larva, Pseudococcus sp. and a Formicid on Aralia ; a 

 Lepidopterous cocoon on Daphne, and Lepidosajihes ficus on pears. 

 From Vladivostok, Siberia, Aulacaspis rosae on Rosa midtiflora. 

 From Borneo, Lecanium sp. on elm ; and Pulvinaria sp. on maple. 

 From Hawaii, Diaspis bromeliae and Pseudococcus bromeliae on pine- 

 apples ; larvae of a Trypetid in tomatos ; Coccus elongatus and Aphis 

 sp. on betel leaves ; Pseudaonidia clavigera, Saissetia nigra, Parlatoria 

 proteus, Lepidosaphes auriculata, Pseudococcus sp., Coccus elongatus 

 and a Tetranychid on croton and Hibiscus cuttings ; Araecerus fasci- 

 culatus in seed ; larvae of Dacus cucurbitae in cucumbers ; Mono- 

 tnorium sp. and Pseudococcus sp. on Dracaena sp. From Balboa, 



