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the stages in the life-cycle of the blue, brown and red-legged ticks, 

 the hosts to which they attach themselves, and the diseases trans- 

 mitted in the different stages. 



GoMiLEvsKY (V.). Ktj Bonpocy 6opb6"fe ctj iviyxaivm, [The question 

 of controlling flies. ]—«nporpeccMBHoe CaflOBOACTBO VI OropoAHM- 



HeCTBO.» [Progressive Fruit-Groivinq and Market- Gar dening\ 

 Petrograd, no. 38, 4th October 1914, ^p. 1175-1176. 



Two compositions are recommended against house-flies : — (1) Five 

 parts by weight of crushed pepper in pods, 5 parts of quassia powder, 

 10 parts of castor sugar, to which 10 parts of spirit is added ; the whole 

 is carefully ground in a mortar and, when filtered, put on plates as a 

 bait ; (2) two parts per weight of sweet rush-root [Androjjogon, 

 which yields oil of citronella], 15 parts of starch and 1 part of 

 eucalyptol, all ground into a fine powder, and scattered over the spots 

 frequented by flies. The smoke from dried water-melon leaves is 

 also said to kill flies. 



Sacharov (N. L.). HtcHOJibKo cnoB-b o MapraHueBO-KMcnowiij KajiM. 



[Some words on potassium permanganate.] — « BlOJUieTeHb 

 BpeAMTe/iflX-b CenbCKaro XosflPiCTBa m ivitpax-b 6opb6bi Cb hmmm, 



[Bidletin on pests of Agriculture and methods of fighting them], 

 Pubhshed by the Entomological and Phytopathological Bureau 

 of the Zemstvo of the govt, of Charkov, Charkov, no. 5, October 

 1914, pp. 2-3. 



In view of the possible shortage of imported insecticides owing ta 

 the war, experiments on the larvae of flies, especially on those of 

 Stomoxys calcitrans, with potassium permanganate, are suggested 

 A trial made with this agent some years ago against the larvae of 

 Stomoxys calcitrans was not conclusive, but no flies were noticed 

 during two years on an estate where this remedy was freely used in 

 the stables, cattle-yards, and on dung heaps. 



The Warble-Flies : Fourth report on experiments and observations as 

 to life-history and treatment. — Jl. Dept. Agric. Tech. Instruct. 

 Ireland, Dublin, xv, no. 1, October 1914, pp. 105-132, 4 figs., 

 2 diagrams. 



i. Carpenter (G. H.), Hewitt (T. K.) & Kerry Reddin (T.). New- 

 facts in the life-history. 



The observations and experiments made at Ballyhaise, County 

 Cavan, and Athenry, County Galway, from the summer of 1910 to that 

 of 1914, are recorded, and the w^orkof Glaser [see this Review, Ser. B, ii, 

 p. 198] and Hadwen, who have in several particulars arrived at the same 

 results, is referred to. In 1913, Hypoderma bovis were in a large majority, 

 both species passing about eight weeks in the pupal stage. In 1914, 

 no adults of H. li?ieatum emerged, although they developed in the 

 puparia, but 25 H. bovis were successfully reared. The flies emerge 

 very early on bright sunny mornings. Pairing only lasts for a few 

 minutes. The fly lays its eggs almost exclusively on the legs of the 

 host, not confining itself to any particular part, but showing a decided 

 preference — at least as regards H. bovis — for the heel or hock joint of 



