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Orchard Pest« in tke South of France. . .. .. .. .. 113 



Parasitic Hymenoptera in Spain .. .. .. .. .. 113 



Insect Pests in Montana .. .- .. .. .. .. 114 



The Bionomics of the Mealy Plum Aphis in England . . . . 114 



The Depollination of Flowers by Syrphid Flies in England . . 114 

 The Bionomics of a Species of Braeon infesting Hyhbius abietis in 



Scotland 115 



The Genus Hylastes, and its importance in Forestry in Scotland . . 115 



Bhopobota naevana, a Pest of Hollies in Britain 117 



The Economic Importance of Bibionid Flies in Britain .. .. 118 



Locusts and their Control in Cyprus .. .. .. ,. .. 119 



The Life-history of /Sci/wwus caj:>i<ahi« in England .. .. .. 119 



OorcmMS fi«&aj)ier«s predaceous on other Insects in England ,. 119 



The Distribution of Eriococcus devoniensis in Britain . . . . 120 



Buxoa segetum attacking Turnips in Yorkshire . . . . . . 120 



The Value of Entomological Investigations by individual Farmers 



in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 



Insect Pests in St. Vincent in 1916-17 .. 120 



A Poison-Bait Spray for Hylemyia antiqua in Canada . . . . 122 



Halisidoia spp. defoliating Shade Trees in Canada . . . . . . 122 



Insect Pests m India in 1916-17 . . .... . . . . 123 



Studies of Pebrine Disease of Silkworms in India . . . . . . 125 



A Swarm of a Pentatomid Bug in Coffee Plantations in India . . 125 



Locusts and their Control in Malaya . . . . . . . . . . 126 



Insect Pests of Vegetables in Ceylon . . . . . . . . . . 126 



The Danger of the Introduction of the Pink Bollworm into the 



West Indies 126 



Insect Pests and their Control in Missouri . . . . . . . . 126 



The Effect of Meteorological Conditions on Lymantria moruicha in 



Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 



'ITie Establishment of Beneficial Parasites in Hawaii . . . . 127 



Insect Pests intercepted in Hawaii . . , . . . . . . . 127 



Insect Pests in Zanzibar in 1916 . . . , . . . . . . 128 



Insect Pests in Ceylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 



The Spread of the Fluted Scale (Icerya purehasi) in Ceylon . . 128 



ITie Coffee Borer in Indo-China . . 129 



Ants protecting Acacia Trcas from other Insects in Central America 129 



Xylotreehus aeeris, sp. n., infesting Maples in U.S.A. . . . , 129 

 Eumerus strigatus infesting Narcissus and other Bulbs in North 



America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 



New Aphids from Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 



New Capsid Bugs injurious to Tobacco in Porto Rico . . . . 130 



Agrilua burkei, sp. n., infesting Alders in CaUfomia . . . . . . 130 



Notes on Leptobyrsa rhododendri in U.S.A. . . . . . . . . 130 



Parthenogenesis in the Pear-slug fly in U.S.A. . . , . . . 130 



Notes on Myoophagous Coccinellids in France . . . < . . 131 



New Dipterous Parasites of PolypTiylla fullo in Russia . . . . 131 



Gerambycid -and other Pests in Siberian Forests . . . . . . 131 



Mayetiola destructor and its Control in Russia . . . . . . 132 



Notes on Euxoa segetum in Russia . . .... . . . . 132 



Insects from Grain Refuse infesting Houses in France . . . . 132 



Insect Pests in the Gold Coast . . . . . , . . . . . . 133 



The Economic Value of Birds in Britain . . . . . . . . 133 



School Entomology : An Elementary Textbook of Entomology 



(Review) . . 134 



Agricultural Entomology and Parasitology (Review) . . . . 134 



Tylenchus devastatrix infesting Tobacco in Holland . . . . . . 135 



The Control of Scale Insects on Peaches and Vines in Holland . . 135 



The Natural Enemies of Aphids in Holland . . . . . . . . 136 



I egialation respecting Phylloxera in Italy . . . . . . . . 136 



iant Pest Legislation in Canada . . , , . . . . . . 136 



