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food-stufis have been kept in the warehouse for the requirements of the 

 Army. In giving a short account of the life-history of this weevil, 

 the author refers to the resolutions passed by the conference at Kiev 

 [see this Review, Ser. A, iv, p. 106]. 



Makarov (T.). 06"b aMSapHblXl) BpeflMieJinx-b. [On Pests of Stored 

 Grain.] « X03flMCTB0 Ha PfiHy» [Husbandry on the Don], 

 Novotcherkassk, xi, no. 14, 7th August 1916, pp. 630-633. 

 [Received 16th March 1917.] 



Tenebrio molitor made its appearance in the spring of 1915 in some' 

 storehouses of the Province. Both the larva and adults are injurious, 

 and, in contradistinction to Calandra granaria, which feeds inside the 

 grains, this species gnaws them from the outside ; it also attacks 

 flour. Smearing the walls of storehouses with carbolic oil has proved 

 an effective remedy. Other remedies are tar and naphthaline. 



SiLANTiEv (A. A.). KaKTj opraHM30BaTb btj Pocciw oxpawy nonea- 

 HblXT* flnn ce/lbCKaro XOSBMCTBa WHBOTHblXli. [How to organise 

 in Russia the Protection of Animals useful in Agriculture.] — 

 «CenbCKOe XoshRctbo m JltC0B0flCTB0.» [Agriculture and 

 Forestry], Petrograd, cclii. no. 9-10, September-October 1916, 

 pp. 75-93. [Received 16th March 1917.] 



In this paper the author proposes a scheme for the protection of 

 birds and other animals useful in agriculture, which should be 

 carried into efiect by the combined efforts of the Ministries of 

 Agriculture and Education. The former authority should establish 

 a central station for studying the noxious and beneficial species and 

 for devising measures to protect the latter. This station should also 

 supervise the work carried on on similar lines by its local branche.s, 

 established in various parts of the country, preferably in conjunction 

 Avith the Agricultural Experimental Stations. The Ministry of Edu- 

 cation should assist in spreading a knowledge of useful animals by 

 organising lectures, by issuing popular publications and by supplying 

 the existing museiuns with exhibits bearing on the subject. 



Artynov (0. N.). nOAT> yrposoi^ IjJMnnOKCepbl. [Under the Menace 

 of Phylloxera.]— iiXoZflMTBO Ha AoHy.» [Husbandry on the 

 Don], Novotcherkassk, xi, no. 19, 25th October 1916, pp. 874-882. 



The Don Provincial Committee of Viticulture is undertaking an 

 examination of the vineyards of several localities in the Province, 

 from which reports have come as to the presence of Phylloxera. 

 Although this pest was discovered in one vineyard in 1911, having been 

 imported with some seedlings, it vras at once suppressed, and up till 

 now the Province has been considered free from it, as a thorough 

 examination carried out in 1913-14 did not reveal its presence. A 

 short history of the spread of Phylloxera in Europe and Russia and an 

 account of its life-history and methods of control are given, in order 

 to put the public on their guard in case the examination of the vine- 

 yards should confirm its presence. 



