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At first its work was mistaken for that of the common Southern 

 corn bndworm {iJ'mhrotlca duodcchn pmu-tata OL), which was noticed 

 at several points in Georgia besides the phices mentioned above. 



Specimens of the common potato beetle {Leplinotarsa decemlhieata 

 •Say) came in the mail frequently during April and May. 



The harlequin cabbage-bug {MurgdntUi Ii/sfi'kmka Hahn) was very 

 abundant on cabbage, collard, and turnip during 1905. 



On July 18 a crib of corn containing over 200 bushels of ear corn 

 was found by Harper Dean, jr., at Cycloneta, infested wdth thousands 

 of weevils {Calandra oryza L.). The destruction of the corn was 

 almost complete when the weevils Avere discovered. The use of car- 

 bon bisulphid at the proper time would have saved many dollars to 

 the owner of this corn. We mention this partly to show what little 

 attention is given to numy insects until the damage becomes so appar- 

 ent that it can not be overlooked. 



Several garden and field crop insects have been more or less com- 

 mon in Georgia this year, but space will not be taken here to mention 

 them. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES FROM MARYLAND. 



By T. B. Symons, College Park, Md. 



Insect depredations in Maryland the past year have not been out 

 of the ordinary. The annual visitors have appeared, inflicting their 

 usual injury to a greater or less extent. 



The San Jose scale {Aspidiotus pemiciosus Comst.). — As in many 

 other States this is the paramount pest to combat. While the insect 

 is now generally distributed throughout the State, there is every evi- 

 dence of confidence among the orchardists that the pest can be suc- 

 cessfully controlled. The State entomologist is here confronted with 

 like troubles as, I presume, in other States as regards the patent 

 insecticides which are being placed on the market. It is really 

 amusing at times to observe how easily the orchardists and farmers 

 are taken in by a smooth-tongued salesman. It seems difficult for 

 them to wait and allow the proper authorities to experiment with any 

 new solution and report the results. In regard to treatment em- 

 ployed in Maryland, we continue to find the lime, sulphur, and salt 

 wash to be the cheapest and most ell'ective remedy, and one univer- 

 sally used. Our experiments with the wash the past year lead us to 

 believe that where only one application of the wash is made it should 

 be applied as late in the spring as possible. Further, that it is ad- 

 visable to use a stronger wash in treating badly infested apple trees, 

 say 25 pounds of lime and 20 pounds of sulphur to 50 gallons of 

 water. It was also demonstrated further that salt is not a necessary 

 ingredient to the wash. The patent insecticides prominent on the 



