Vol. I, No. 11.] INSECT LIFE. [Itlay, 18§9. 



SPECIAL NOTES. 



Australian Enemies of Icerya in California. — Mr. Koebele writes uuder 

 date of April 4 that be has just visited Los Angeles, and finds that 

 many of the Australian Lady-birds have escaped from the tent in which 

 they were confined and have made themselves at home on the neigh- 

 boring trees, where he found not only numerous eggs but also nearly 

 full-grown larVcT. Within the tent they were swarming in great num- 

 bers, eggs, larvfie, pup?e, and beetles. The Lestophonus seems to be de- 

 veloping very slowly ; only young larvse were found within the scales, 

 yet many were infested. 



We have just received, through the kindness of the author, the sec- 

 ond edition of Saunders' Insects Injurious to Fruits. The volume is 

 but two-thirds the thickness of the first edition, but, being printed on 

 thinner paper, contains the same number of pages, and the price has 

 been reduced from $3 to $2. In the preface to the second edition the 

 author states that he has endeavored to make such corrections and em- 

 body such additional facts as will bring it into accord with our present 

 knowledge of fruit enemies. We are sorry to notice, however, that 

 some points are partially overlooked, or might with advantage have 

 been a little more elaborated ; but this is a matter of expense and is 

 settled between author and publisher. 



As a whole, the work is a most excellent compilation, and absolute 

 errors are rare. We will call attention to two only. The one occurs 

 on page 131, where it is stated that the application of Paris Green de- 

 ters the Codling Moth from laying her eggs on the apple, and the other 

 on page 400, in the statement that the adult female of Icerya purchasi 

 is covered by an egg-sac. 



The first edition appeared in 18S3, published by J. B. Lippincott & 

 Co.j the second edition, 1889, same publishers. As a compilation of 

 matter of much value to fruit growers, interspersed with the author's 

 own experience, this work serves an important purpose. 



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