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ScHENK (P. J.). Vijanden van Bladluizen. [Enemies of Aphids.] — 

 Tijdschr. over Plantemiekten, Wageniiigen, xxiii, no. 6, December 

 1917, Bijblad pp. 37-45. 



Tliis paper briefly reviews the various insect enemies of Apliids 

 found in Holland, which require to be protected instead of 

 destroyed, as often happens at the present time. They include Cocci- 

 nellids, of which Coccinella sepempunctata is the most important ; 

 Tehfhorus fuscus and allied beetles ; Hemerobiids ; Chrysopids, 

 including Chrysopa perla; Syrphids, including Syrphus nitidicollis and 

 Lasiophtliicus (S.) pyrastri; Ichneumonids ; and fossorial wasps, such 

 as Psen pallipes, Pz. {atratus, F.), Mimesa sp., Pemphredon sp., and 

 Diodontus sp. 



LEGISLATION. 



Phylloxera in Italy. — Jl. Bd. Agric., Lorvdon, xxiv, no. 10, Januarv 

 1918, p. 1159. 



The importation into Italy of all plants and parts of living plants / 

 and of vegetable or mixed manure, except in certain specified case^^ 

 within the control of the Minister of Agriculture, has been prohibitecJ 

 by a decree dated 2nd September 1917, with a view to controlUng th4 

 spread of Phylloxera. Prohibited plants may be imported, howe'fef, 

 by special permit for the use of public botanical institutions, provided 

 that they come direct from places in which vines are not cultivated 

 at all. 



The decree also defines the powers of the Consulting Commission for 

 Defence against Diseases of Plants in regard to Phylloxera, provides for 

 the notification and inspection of infected areas and the formation of 

 anti-phylloxera associations, and lays down penalties for any 

 contravention of these provisions. 



Amendment to the General Regulations under the Destructive Insect 

 and Pest Act. — Order in Council no. 340, Ottawa, 11th February 

 1918. 



The Governor- General of Canada, on the reconmaendation of the 

 Minister of Agriculture, has ordered an amendment to the general 

 regulations under the Destructive Insect and Pest Act of 1917 [see 

 this Review, Ser. A, v, p. 479]. This amendment alters the regulation 

 concerning non-canned fruits, plants or portions of plants or vegetable 

 matter from the Hawaiian Islands, in order to except pineapples 

 {Ananassa saliva) and bananas {Musa spp.), which may be imported 

 provided they have been inspected by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, certified free from infestation by the Mediterranean 

 fruit-fly [Ceratitis capitata], and that the boxes, crates, bales or other 

 containers shall be marked with the name and address of the consignor 

 and of the consignee and bear the original or a duplicate copy of the 

 certificate of inspection. 



