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Bahr (L.). Die Krankheiten der Honigbiene und ihrer Brut. [The 



diseases of the honeybee and of its hvood.]— Deutsche Tierdrztl 



Wochenschr., Hannocer, xxiv, nos. 28 & 29, 8th & 15th July 



1916, pp. 255-258 & 264-266, 2 figs. 



In this paper on bee diseases, it is stated that weak or neglected 



colonies are often attacked by the larvae of the moths, Gallerta 



mellonella and Achroia grisella. A bibhography of twelve works is 



given. 



Dawe (M. T.). Memorandum sobre la destrucci6n de la langosta pir < 

 la mosea langosticida eolombiana. [A note on the destruction bf 

 C locusts by the Colombian locust-killing fij.]-Rev Agricola, 



^ Bogota, ii, no. 3, March 1916, pp. 143-150. [Received 1st August 



1916.] 

 Specimens of a fly parasitic on locusts have been received from two 

 locaUties in Colombia, Ocana and Colegio ; the Imperial Bureau of 

 Entomology has been asked to identify the species.* These places 

 are at an altitude of 3,824 and 3,972 feet respectively and have an 

 average temperature of 71° F. As the locust [Schistocerca paranensts] 

 which is this fly's preferred host extends up to 5,000 feet, it is probable 

 that the parasite has a similar range. 



This paper also reviews the various methods used against locusts 

 and gives a hst of the locust parasites that have been recorded in 

 various parts of the world. 



Oberstein (— ). Ueber ein Massenauftreten von Phora rufipes, Meig., 

 Larven bei Keimversuchen mit WoU-Luzerne. [The occurrence of 

 large numbers of the larvae of Phora rufipes, Meig., in experiments 

 in germinating Wo\\-Lvizevne.]—Zeitschr. fur Pflanzenhrankh. 

 Stuttgart, xxvi, no. 2, 1st May 1916, pp. 104-105. [Received 

 18th August 1916.] 

 In the course of germination tests with " Woll-Luzerne " a niimber 

 of larvae emerged from the sand and filter paper beds used. These 

 larvae which were identified as those of Phora rufipes, Meig., attacked 

 the swollen seed and the young seedhngs. They were also found at a 

 later date in a sample of wheat seed. 



Musso (L.). Campagne d'experimentation de la methode biologique 



contre les Schistocerca peregrina, dans la region de Bougzoul- 



Msiline, commune mixte de Boghari (d6partementd Alger) Mai-Jmn 



1915 [A trial caramign of the biological method against bchts- 



iocerca peregrina in the region of Bougzoul-Msiline, mixed 



commune of Boghari (department of Algiers), in May-June 191o^] 



—Ann. Inst. Pasteur, Paris, xxx, no. 7, July 1916, pp. 319-329, 



4 figs., 1 sketch-map. 



This is a detailed account of the author's work in the district under 



his charge in the anti-locust campaign in Algeria m 191o [see this 



Review, Ser. A, iv, pp. 45 and 351]. It confirms the fact that the 



[* The specimens included examples of Sarcophaga earidei, Brethes, and 

 another species of doubtful identity.— Ed. j 



