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186. W[ALSHj, B. D. Klippart's wheat plant. <Pract. Ent., Decem- 



ber, 1866, v. 2, pp. 27-29. 



Adverse criticism of the entomological portion of the above-named book. 



187. W[ALSH], B. D. Trimble's insect enemies of fruit and fruit trees. 



<Pract. Eut., December, 1866, v. 2, pp. 29-30. 



Favorable review of the above-named book. 



188. W[ALSH], B. D. Answer to the above, by B.D.W. <Pract.Ent., 



December, 1866, v. 2, pp. 31-33, figs. 



Answers to questions asked in J. S. Houghton's "Insects in the Orchard" 

 (Pract. Ent., pp. 30-31); food-habits and hibernation of (Jonotrachelua 

 nenuphar; comparative characters and figures of Aspidiotus conchiform.it 

 [= Ifi/tilaspis pomorum~] and Coccus harrisii [= Chionaspis furfu,rux~\ ; nat- 

 ural history of C. harrisii; means against and enemies of the two species; 

 figures Chilocorus bivulnerus and Hippodamia [= Megilla] maculata; food- 

 habits and synonymy of Lytta [= Pomphopoea] sayi; flowing as a means 

 against root-feeding insects; inefficacy of salt, lime, ashes, etc., against the 

 same; insects attacking evergreens not likely to injure fruit trees; cannibal 

 habits of spiders ; habits of bees and wasps. 



189. [WALSH, B. D.J [Cicada; gooseberry- worm.] <Pract. Ent., De- 



cember, 1866, v. 2, p. 33. 



Answer to inquiry of M. S. Hill; Cicada [=TtWcen] septendecim compared 

 with an undescribed species; ravages of Pristiphora grossularicef on goose- 

 berry bushes. 



190. [WALSH, B. D.] [Veapidce.] <Pract. Ent., December, 1866, v. 2, 



pp. 33, 34. 



Answer to inquiry of M. Hobart ; life-habits of VespidoB. 



191. [WALSH, B. D.] [Meal-worms: Timber-borers.] <Pract. Ent., 



December, 1866, v. 2, p. 34. 



Answer to inquiry of M. C. D. ; characters, food-habits, and means against 

 Tenebrio molitor and T. obscurus ; characters of Ptinus brunneus infesting pine 

 timber ; corrosive sublimate as a means against timber insects. 



192. [WALSH, B. D.] [Corn-worm.] <Pract. Ent., December, 1866, v. 



2, p. 34. 



Answer to J. B. Ellis; number of broods of Heliothis armigera in the North- 

 ern and Southern States. 



193. [WALSH, B. D.] [Thousand-legged worms.] <Pract. Ent., Decem- 



ber, 1866, v. 2, pp. 34-35, fig. 



Answer to inquiry of G. W. Robinson; description and figure of lulus multi- 

 striatus n. sp. [=Cambala annulata] ; habits and means against the same. 



194. [WALSH, B. D.] [Cranberry-galls, etc.] <Pract. Ent., December, 



1866, v. 2, p. 35. 



Answer to inquiry of W. C. Fish; occurrence of galls made by Cecidomyia sp. 

 on leaves of cranberry ; identification of several insects. 



195. [WALSH, B. D.] Another humbug. <Pract. Ent., December, 



1866, v. 2, p. 35. 



Extract, with comments, from Cultivator and Country Gentleman, 22 No- 

 vember, 1866, exposing worthlessness of P. B. Sheldon's composition for de- 

 stroying borers, 



