1900] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 375 



Mr. Johnson also described "The Stalk Worm, a new enemy to young 

 tobacco," though new only on this food plant. The species itself. Cram- 

 bus calignioscllus, is old enough and common enough on corn, as Mr. 

 Johnson pointed out. 



Mr. A. H. Kirkland spoke of "An improvement in the manufacture of 

 Arsenate of Lead," whereby nitrate of lead is used in place of the 

 acetate. The resulting product contains about five per cent, more 

 arsenic than that made with the acetate, and the cost is somewhat 

 less. Unfortunately no exact formula is given, except that which is to 

 be inferred from the fact that it requires 8cSo pounds arsenate of soda, 

 2398 pounds nitrate of lead to make one ton arsenate of lead, as com- 

 pared with 758 pounds arsenate of soda and 2593 8 pounds acetate of 

 lead to produce the same quantity. 



Mr. E. H. Forbush reported on the progress of "Recent Work Against 

 the Gypsy Moth," from which it appears that, while much had been ac- 

 complished in reducing the numbers of the insect in the known infested 

 districts, three new colonies in outside districts have been discovered. 



Mr. A. T. Burgess reported on "A Destructive Tanbark Beetle," 

 Dinoderus substriatus, which he found developing in great numbers in 

 the stock of a tannery at Maiden. Mass. 



Finally, before adjournment, the association adopted a set of resolu- 

 tions which, as a whole, are admirable, but from one part of which I 

 wish to dissent emphatically. It states : "The association is also in full 

 sympathy with judicious national and State legislation for the purpose of 

 enacting and enforcing laws to prevent the importation of foreign insect 

 pests, and controlling or exterminating such as have become already 

 established in this country." 



That this was the sentiment of the majority in attendance is probably 

 true, and it is in the nature of a direct contradiction to the conclusions of 

 the presidential address. The association consists of all the members, 

 and Mr. Marlatt's dissent at least is clearly enough expressed. It is one 

 of those perfunctory resolutions which will be used wherever legislation 

 is attempted and to support whatever the party using it happens to con- 

 sider "judicious." Is any legislation that imposes a burden upon com- 

 merce "judicious"? John B. Smith. 



SiTODREF'A PANICEA LiNN, LIVING IN AND FKEDING UPON ArGOL. — 



Recently Prof. F. L. Odenbach, S. J., Ignatius College, Cleveland, Ohio, 

 has sent me specimens of this well nigh omnivorous beetle, which he 

 finds burrowing in Argol. During fermentation the juices of the grape 

 deposits tartaric acid (C4 H^ Og) in the form of hydropotassic tartrate or 

 bitartrate of potash, which, in commerce, is known as tartar or argol. 

 As, in this case, the deposit was from red wine, the beetles were working 

 in red tartar, many of the pieces of hard dry argol being almost honey- 

 combed with burrows. — F. M. Webster. 



