437 



Other Rhynchota injuring the ^^ine are Nysius senecionis [see thi.^ 

 Ee.^t Ser?A, ii, p. 556], Camptotelus mimUus, recorded in Algeria, 

 and Pyrrhocoris apterus. 



Causse (P). L'6bouillantage centre la Pyrale et la CochyUs. 



[Hotlwater treatment against SparganotJus pdlenana^nd 

 Clysia ambiguella.]-Rev. VUiculture, Pans, xlv, no. UoO, 

 13th July 1916, pp. 30-31. 

 Some information supplementing that in a previous article [see this. 

 RevZ Ser. A, iv, p. 383] is given. The hot-water treatment is best 

 carried out rather late and is then the most successful method agamst 

 ?™'ne p^n-alis [Sparganothis pUlerianal A vineyard treated early m 

 AprHa? almost Ve of infestation, though surrounded by ot^^^^^ 

 vineyards which were completely ravaged. Like ^^Ij^"^^^^^^ 

 ^-ines, the apphcation of hot-water requires care. The work should 

 never be done in a north wind, as evaporation is too qmck and the fall 

 of temperature too great. By using jugs an increase of tempe^^^^^^^^^^ 

 of from 6° to 8° F. is obtained. The ]ugs yield water at 20o -208 J^ ., 

 while a sprayer with tube and nozzle does not give more than 200 - 

 202° F., and often less than 195° F. 



L ^ERGERiE (-). La Cochylis et ses habitats pr§f6r6s, notamment les 



gen^vriers. [Clysia ambigueUa and its preferred habitats, parti- 

 cularly juniper tTeea.]-Rev. Viticulture, Pans, xlv, no. llo3, 

 3rdAugustl916, pp. 71-72. 

 AVhile much advice has been given on the control oi Clysia ambiguelh 

 on vine stocks, httle has been said with regard to its destruction on 

 X plauts, on which it flourishes michecked Its abmidance near 

 woods has been noticed and stress has been laid on the ^^jom^h^ 

 Poiiditions afforded by the dampness m such locahties. Very httle 

 a? en o^has bee^^^^^^^ to its rapid spread on all plants with flower- 

 clusters such as heath, briar, etc. Other plants also require attention, 

 especTaW iuniper treeL As far as the author is aware, jumper trees 

 have never before been recorded as hosts of C amb^guella, but m certam 

 cases the entire plant has been found covered with cocoons and webs. 



KEHRia (A.) & Menegaux. Les Oiseaux dans ^^'\^1^^%J^J^^- 

 Ouest. [Birds in the vineyards of South-West France.] - 

 Bull. Soc. Etude Yulg. Zool. Agric, Bordeaux, xv, no. 7, 

 July 1916, pp. 74-77. 



Bird protection in vineyards is stated to be t^^f .^^^^/^^i.^'^V^t 

 economical method of insect control and the one which entails the lea.t 

 labour Though birds are of little use m controlhng ex-tensive out- 

 breaks once th?se have gained gi'ound, their timely action at the first 

 appearance of a pest A often suppress the begmmngs of a serious 

 Satbn No species of bird has been found to be really injurious 

 '^^' Special efforts should be made to attract to ^mieyards 

 _ J^. 1-1 -n .^^^"^v T. Id fhp. snecies 



to vines. 



Unnrsand'tiC among. whTch Parus ,mjor, L., is the species 

 deserving the most attention. 



