12 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, [January, 



Mr. Slingerland stated that he had bred four specimens of parasites, 

 Trichogranitna pretiosa, from a single Codling moth egjr. ' 



Mr. Fletcher showed an apple with a little undeterniiiied larva working 

 in the flesh, which no one seemed to recognize positively. 



Mr. Kellicott had found the harlequin cabbage bug much further north 

 than reported by Mr. Webster. He had also found Ichthyura defoliating 

 poplars. 



Mr. Marlatt stated that in his experience kerosene applied pure on trees 

 was an excellent way of killing them. 



Mr. A. D. Hopkins gave notes on "Some Observations in West Vir- 

 ginia." He said there were but five localities with San Jos6 scale, and 

 that it has not spread from the points at which it was introduced, princi- 

 pally on Idaho pears. Cut-worms seem to have been very scarce, prob- 

 ably on account of the number of parasites attacking them. The web- 

 worm has been very common and injurious. The cabbage bug has been 

 very troublesome, but can be controlled by using mustard as a trap crop. 

 Blister beetles had been found particularly troublesome on china asters. 

 He had found a little species of Bruchophagus feeding on clover seed. 

 This is interesting, because the insect was supposed to be parasitic in its 

 habits, but his observations were carefully made and there seems to be no 

 •escape from the belief that the larva of this insect actually feeds upon the 

 clover seed and not upon some other insect larva. 



Mr. L. O. Howard spoke of '"Steam Spraying Machines," and de- 

 scribed a number that were in use at the present time, principally for 

 dealing with shade tree insects in cities and towns. Such machines had 

 not been found satisfactory in orchard spraying, because of the expense 

 involved, but they seem to have proved satisfactory in cities. One of the 

 best of these machines is that used by Mr. E. B. Southwick in New York 

 City and constructed under his direction. A considerable number of 

 photographs were exhibited illustrating the machines spoken of. 



Notes and. News. 



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Picture for album of American Entomological Society has been re- 

 ceived from Dr. E. Bergroth, of Tammerfors, Finland. 



