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Pests of Sudan Grass in Kansas . . . . . . , . . . 441 



Clyius a/rmiatu8, a Pest of Oak in Germany . . . . . . . . 441 



The Use of Insecticides on Fruit Trees in Germany . . . . 441 



Insect Pests of the Seychelles . . . . . . . . . . 441 



Muscid Larvae parasitic on Arthropods . . . . . . . . 442 



The Bionomics of Helopeltis spp. attacking Cacao in Java . . 442 



The Carriage of Fungi by Insects in the U.S.A. . . . . . . 444 



Insect Pests in the State of New York in 1914-1915 . . . . 446 



Lachnosterna Larvae as a possible Source of Food . . . . . . 447 



A new Method of reducing the Cost of Commercial Spraying in the 



U.S.A 447 



The Use of Dust Sprays against Ghloridea obsoleta in the U.S.A. . . 448 



Isosoma spp. attacking Wheat in Utah . . . . . . . . 448 



Rhogas terminalis, a Parasite of Oirphis unipuncta in the U.S.A. . . 448 



Apiculture in Canada and the U.S.A. . . . . . . . . 449 



The Columbine Leaf-Miner, Phytomyza aqyuilegiae, in the U.S.A. . . 450 



Tbe Habits of Polydrusus spp. in the U.S.A. . . . . . . 450 



Anasa andresii infesting Cucurbitaoeous Plants in the U.S.A. , . 451 

 Triphleps insidiosus, the probable transmitter of Corn-Ear Rot in 



the U.S.A 451 



A new Species of Sarcophaga parasitic on Lepidoptera in North 



America . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . 452 



The Insect Fauna of Greenhouses in New Jersey . . . . . . 452 



Garden Pests and their Control in the U.S.A. . . . . . . 452 



Insect Pests in Nyasaland in 1915-1916 . . . . . . . . 453 



Leafhoppers attacking Grasses in Maine . . . . . . . . 454 



Breeding experiments with Aphis avenae in the U.S.A. . . . . 455 



The Control of Locusts in the F.M.S. . . . . . . . . 455 



New Weevils attacking Orchids in South America . . . . . . 456 



New Chalcidoid Hymenoptera . . . . . . . . . . 456 



Precautions against an Outbreak of Phlyctaenodes sticticalis in 



South Russia . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 466 



The Control and Utilisation of Cockchafers in Russia . . . . 457 



Pests in the Government of Stavropol inl914 .. .. .. 458 



The Bionomics of Locusta migratoria in Russia . . . . . . 460 



An Outbreak of Lymantria dispar in Turkestan . . . . . . 461 



Micronematus abbreviatus and its Control in Astrachan . . . . 461 



The Connection of Nosema apis with Isle of Wight Disease in 



Hive Bees 462 



A New Species of Lepidopria from North America . . . . . . 463 



The Bionomics and Control of Ghortophila, brassicae in the U.S.A. 463 



Ants of economic importance iu British Guiana . . . . . . 465 



A New Chilian Scolytid . . . . . . . . . . . . 466 



A new Species of Prionomitus from Chile . . . . . . . . 465 



Bruchus fermgitieipennis in Chile . . . . . . . . . . 466 



Scale-Insects in Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466 



A Parasite of Orgyia antiqua in Chile . . . . . . . . 466 



New parasitic Hymenoptera from Chile . . . . . . 466, 467 



Notes on Chilian Thysanoptera . . . . . . . . . . 466 



Description of a new Agromyza from Chile . . . . . . . . 466 



Gydia pomonella in Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 



A Bird destroying Aphids in Chile . . . . . . . . . . 467 



Injurious Lepidoptera in Argentina . , . . . . ... . . 467 



Aulacaspis pentagona and its Control by Prospaltella b«rlesei in 



Argentina . . . . . . . . ■ . • . . . • • 467 



Food-plants of leerya palmeri in Chile . . . . . . . . 468 



The Control of Phylloxera in Switzerland . . . . . . . . 468 



The supposed Varieties of Ohrysomphalus dicfyospermi . . . . 468 



Weevils infesting Bamboos and Palms in South America . . . . 468 



Bibio abbreviatus, a Pest of Celery in Canada . . . . . . 468 



Insect Pests in Scotland in 1915 . . . . . . . . . . 469 



Sinodendron cylindricum and related Lamellicorns in Forest Trees 



in Scotland 470 



Native Food-plants of the Cotton Stainer in St. Vincent . . . . 470 



