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Feytaud (J.). Leslnsectes de la Vigne. Le Sphinx {Sphinx elpenor, h.). 

 [Insects attacking Vines. The Hawk-moth {Sphinx elpenor, L.).] 

 — Rev. de Vitic, Paris, xlvi, no. 1175, 4th January 1917, 

 pp. 15-18, 1 plate. 



In France several Sphingids in the larval stage attack vines, the 

 one usually doing the most damage being Pergesa elpenor. It prefers 

 vines on espaliers, as the neighbouring wall or woodwork affords 

 shelter for larvae and pupae, and is less prevalent in open vineyards 

 owing to the winter cultivation destroying many pupae. In summer, 

 hand-picking the caterpillars and bait-traps for the adults, and in 

 winter, hand-picking and destruction of the pupae while cultivating 

 the soil, are the most effective measures. 



Sanders (J. G.). Insect Damage to Pennsylvania Crops. — Weekly 

 Press Bull., Penns. Dept. Agric, Harrisburg, ii, no. 2, lltJa 

 January 1917. 



The annual total damage done to crops in Pennsylvania is estimated 

 at over £5,000,000. All agricultural crops are estimated at being 

 damaged to 10 per cent, of their total value each year, while a very 

 large additional sum is lost through improper handling or neglect 

 of crops. 



Yassiliev (I. v.). ManbBOBbiM nucTotfl-b-BpefliiTenb xnonnaTHMKa 



Ha KaBKaS'b. [A Chrysomelid Pest of Cotton-Plants in Caucasia.] 

 — «KaBKa3CK0e X03flMCTB0.» [Caucasian Husbandnj], Tiflis, 

 no. 17-18, 14-18th September 1916, pp. 12-13. 



A new Chrysomelid pest of cotton was discovered by the author, 

 in 1915, in the Government of Elisavetpol. The damage, which is 

 confined to the leaves, was first observed at the end of June and had 

 become serious by the latter half of July, continuing until the 

 middle of September. The beetles also feed on plants of Malva and 

 Althea growing near cotton fields. During the \\dnter the adults 

 were found hibernating in the soil. It is suggested that spraying 

 with Paris green or barium chloride may be useful, as well as catching 

 the beetles on sheets covered with an adhesive. The spraying should 

 be started on the Malvaceous weeds, or, if possible, it would be better 

 to destroy these altogether. 



DoNTCHEV (V. N.). rinOflOBblM caflls nK)6MTenfl. [Amateur's Orchard.] 

 —Supplement to « riporpeccMBHoe CaflOBOflCTBO m OropoflHM- 



HeCTBO.» [Progressive Fruit-Growing and Market-Gardening], 

 Petrograd, 1916, 128 pp., 92 figs. 



One chapter of this book is devoted to the insect and fungus pests 

 of orchards and deals with the life-histories of and remedies for : 

 Aporia crataegi, Euproctis {Porthesia) chrysorrhoea, Hyponomeuta 

 malinellus, Cheimatobia brumata, Cydia pomonella, Anthonowus 

 pomorum, Rhynchites bacchus, R. conicus, R. pauxillus, Melolontha, 

 Epicometis {Tropinofa) hirta, Psylla mali, Aphids and other pest^. 

 A remedy given for Melolontha consists of manuring the soil 

 round the roots, after the trees have been watered, with one or two 

 ounces of saltpetre in March, May and August. 



