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as an iusecticide for the Currant Worm is a perfect failure. In explan- 

 ation of the success reported by various horticulturists in the use of this 

 substance, it is possible some one who tried showering Currant Worms 

 with alum water did it just before they were done feeding, and when they 

 went down into the ground he supposed his application had destroyed 

 them, and at once reported his supposed success in the papers." 

 — American Garden, December, 1888, vol. 9, p. 432. 



AN AUSTRALIAN EXPERIMENT. 



In The Garden and Forest (Adelaide, South Australia) for November 

 1, 1888, Mr. Frazer S. Crawford makes a quite favorable report on the 

 efficacy of the resin and soda compound recommended by Mr. Koebele 

 in our report for 1886, when applied to Orange Aphis and to the "Kound 

 Orange-scale" {Aspidiotns aurantii). In Mr. Crawford's experiments 

 equal parts of soda and resin were used in order to dissolve the latter 

 more readily. The application almost immediately killed every Aphis 

 on the tree treated, and after a week's time resulted in a change of 

 color of many of the scales. After three weeks many adult females 

 were seen alive, and larviie were noted on the twigs. Two weeks later 

 some old scales and a few newly formed scales were noted. Mr. Craw- 

 ford thinks a second application would be necessary to completely free 

 the trees, the young scales and larvae being easily destroyed by one 

 treatment. Nearly all the infested leaves are said to have fallen from 

 the trees, while those free from scale were uninjured, a somewhat 

 remarkable and hardly possible result. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 



January 3, 1839. — Forty-seventh rei^iilai- racietiug. The reports of tbe Treasurer, 

 Recordiug Secretary, and Correspoudiug Secretary for the past year were presented, 

 and accepted. 



Mr. C. L. Marlatt was elected an active member of the society. 



The annual election of ofiBcers followed. It was moved and passed that all the 

 officers Le re-elected to a second term, except the Recording Secretary. Dr. Wm. H. 

 Fox was elected to the office of Recordiug Secretary vice J. B. Smith, resigned. 



The annual address of the President was delivered by Mr. E. A. Schwarz, who took 

 for his subject "On the Coleoptera Common to North America aud Other Faunal 

 Regions." The large number of species takeu into consideration was divided into 

 two classes: (1) Those distributed by natural dispersion, viz, the circumpolar fauna, 

 the endemic species common to both North aud South America, and the migratory 

 species; (2) those distribnted by the agency of man, viz, non-intentional importa- 

 tion, non-intentional introduction, and intentional introduction. The various in- 

 tricate phases which the subject assumes were discussed and illustrated by examples. 



The question was discussed by Dr. Riley, Mr. Smith, Dr. Marx, Dr. Fox, Mr. 

 Howard, and C. R. Dodge from the standpoints of Lepidoptera, Arachuida, and 

 Hymenoptera. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Tyler Townsend, 



I'or Bccord'uKj Secretary. 



