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these parasites being however small. The larvae of a Tachinid fly 

 were found in the adults of P. fullo ; in one forest this parasite was 

 found in 56 per cent, of the females and 7 per cent, of the males. 



Experiments were made with carbon bisulphide, carbon tetrachloride, 

 barium chloride, tobacco dust and various baits. The latter consisted 

 of black soil alone or mixed with dung in holes in sandy ground. Up 

 to the present, however, hand collection is still regarded as the most 

 effective remedy. A table is given shomng the results of a chemical 

 analysis of the contents of dried specimens of 31. hippocastani and it 

 is recommended that the collected insects should be put to a practical 

 use as food for cattle, poultry or fish. 



GOEIAINOV (A.). MaCCOBO-CTaTMCTMMeCKOM-b MeiOflt. [On the 



Statistical Method in Entomological Work.]— « }KypHan-b FlpM- 



K/iaAHOM 3HT0iyi0J10riM.» [Journal of Applied Entomology], Kiev, 



vol. l,no. 1,1917, pp. 22-37. 



In this somewhat technical paper, the author discusses the 



possibilities and limitations of the application of this method in 



applied entomology. 



KuLAGiN (Prof. N. M.). noflroTOBHt cneuianMCTOBT* no npuKJiaA- 



HOM 3HT0M0fl0riM. [On the Training of Experts in Apphed 

 Entomology.]— «}HypHajn» ripHKnaflHOft 3HT0M0J10ril1.» [Jour- 

 nal of Applied Ento7nology], Kiev, vol. 1, no. 1, 1917, pp. 38-43. 



The existing provision for the traimng of experts in applied 

 entomology in the agricultural high schools and universities in Russia 

 is not regarded as sufficient, and the author advocates the establish- 

 ment of special courses. These should be open in the first instance 

 to those who have already had some training in natural or agricultural 

 science. A syllabus of the proposed courses is given. 



ZVIEREZOMB-ZUBKOVSKY (E.). HtCKOHbHO CJlOBTs HactKOMblXT», 



rHtannmnxcfl bt* noAnonbflx-b sepHOxpaHnnnm-b. [A few Words 

 on Insects underneath the Floor of Grain-stores.] — ttHlypHamj 

 ripMKnaflHOt! 3HTOMOnoriM.» [Journal of Applied Entomology], 

 Kiev, vol. 1, no. 1, 1917, pp. 44-46. 



A list is given of insects which were found in more or less large 

 numbers underneath the floor of grain stores and railway sheds. 

 These include : — Calandra granaria,, L., Tenebrio tnolitor, L. (found 

 rarely), T. obscurus, F. (much more common), Tribolium confusum, 

 Duv., Silvanus surinamensis, L., Laemophloeus ferrugineus, Stepli., 

 L. testaceus, L., Ptinus fur, L. (in large numbers), AlpJiitophagus 

 bifasciatus, Say, Alphitobius piceus, Oliv. (very connnon), Blaps 

 Jethifera, Marsh., Monotonia quadrifoveolata, Aub., Cryptophagus sp. ?, 

 Enicntus sp. ?, Mycetaea hirta. Marsh., Anobiwm domesticum, L., 

 Attagenus piceus, Oliv., Anthrenus museorum, L., Phyllodrepa plana, 

 F. ?, Dendrophilus punctatus, Hrbst., Ephestia kiihniella, Zell., 

 Sitotroga cerealella, Oliv., Tinea granella, L., Lyctocoris campestris, F., 

 also larvae and pupae of a fly, probably Scenopinus sp. All these 

 insects breed in the grain which gets underneath the floor, and these 

 spaces ought to be cleaned, disinfected with freshly slaked lime and 

 dried every year before the new grain is brought in. 



