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CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



Pests of Cotton in North-eastern Brazil . . . . . . . . 537 



Oydia funebrana infesting Plums in Spain . . . . . . . . 537 



Hemichionaspis minor on Cotton in Colombia . . . . . . 537 



The Cultivation of Pyretlirum in Italy . . . . . . . . 637 



Bilvcmus surinamensis injurious to Flower-bulbs In Holland . . 638 

 The Danger of Buckwheat Husks as a Cover for Bulb fields in 



Holland .. .. 538 



Beetles infesting felled Pines in Britain . . . . . . . . 538 



Notes on Weevils in U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 



Diprion simile in North America . . . . . . . . • • 539 



Two new Species of Lace Bugs in U.S.A. . . . . . . . . 539 



The Economic Importance of Insects in Tennessee . . . . . . 539 



Notes on North African Lepidoptera . . . . . . . . 539 



A List of Coccids occurring in the Greenhouses at Kew . . 539 



Notes on Byturus tomentostts and Balaninus nueum in Fngland , . 540 



Three new Termites from the Caroline Islands . . . . . . 540 



Grasshoppers and their Control in New Mexico . . . . . . 541 



Acetic Acid as a Fumigant .... . . • . . • • • 541 



Experiments with Quassia Extract as a Contact Insecticide . . 541 



A new Nematode parasitic in a Dipterous Larva . . . . . . 542 



Locusts and other Insect Pests in S. Africa in 1915-16 .. .. 543 



Miscellaneous Insect Pests in Canada in 1916 . . 647, 548, 549, 551 



Experiments with Dust Sprays in Canada . . . . . . . . 549 



Notes on Aphids occurring on Apple Trees in Canada . . . . 549 



An historical Account of the Forest Tent Caterpillar and of the 



Fall Webworm in North America . . . . . . . . 550 



Pests of Forest and Shade Trees in Canada 550 



Three Important Greenhouse Pests recently introduced into Canada 5.'>2 

 Experiments in the Effect of sweetened Poison-Baits on Bees in 



Canada 552 



Insect Pests of the Litchi in Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . 553 



PJiyUoxera and American Vine Stocks in South Australia . . . . 553 



The Problem of Controlling Weevils infesting Stored Grain in 



Australia 554 



Citrus and Peach Pests in South Australia . . . . . . . . 555 



The Bionomics of the Sugar-cane Leaf-hopper, Pyrilla aberrans, 



in India ■ • 556 



The White Grubs injuring Sugar-cane in Porto Rioo 558 



The Egg-plant Lace-bug in Porto Rico . . . . . . . . 559 



