Ghe 
FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST 
Official Organ of The Florida Entomological Society, Gainesville, 
Florida. 
Maid eic TCO NEO en on 2 ee ee 
Ws TNEONGE NESW Plakias. 222) 2 Associate Editor 
Jie 51 Bs 18) 0p 1 {ee ee Business Manager 
Issued once every three months. Free to all members of the 
Society. 
Subscription price to non-members is $1.00 per year in ad- 
vance; 85 cents per copy. 
In connection with Dr. Branham’s article in this number of 
the Entomologist we wish to eall attention to U.S. Public 
Health Bulletin No. 114—“‘Top Minnows in Relation to Malaria 
Control, with Notes on their Habits and Distribution” by Sam- 
uel F. Hildebrand. 
DESTRUCTION OF MOLE CRICKETS 
In many of the cities of Florida the West Indian mole cricket 
or “Changa” is getting to be a great nuisance in gardens. In 
damper soils also the native species are often troublesome. The 
poisoned bran baits have been found useful in controlling the 
pests and frequent cultivation and plowing have been recom- 
mended. Mr. S. C. Whidden of Jacksonville reports the follow- 
ing method to be highly efficient. He plows the garden and, 
if dry, wets it thoroly. He then rolls it thoroly and leaves it 
until the next morning. During the night the mole crickets in 
the ground throw up little mounds of dirt. In the morning Mr. 
Whidden goes out with a cane and a bottle of carbon-bisulphide 
and treats each burrow. Doubtless a solution of sodium cyan- 
ide and perhaps a few crystals of calcium cyanide would work 
as well and be considerably cheaper. 
PERSONALS 
Dr. E. D. Ball, elected to take charge of the Celery Leaf-tyer 
investigations of the State Plant Board provided for by the last 
