I04 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, 



manure that is made upon the farm is used on the land; but none is 

 bought, and the amount received each year is comparatively small, while 

 tons of commercial fertilizers are habitually used for the various crops 

 raised. 



Ovipositioa by the Codling Moth.— Mr. Slingerland has recently called 

 attention to the fact that there has been a general misapprehension as to 

 the egg-laying habits of the codling moth, one of the commonest of our 

 injurious species. The statements made many years ago have been re- 

 peated by all subsequent authors without very close investigation, and the 

 results obtained by our spraying operations have seemed to confirm the 

 usually accepted account. Mr. Slingerland states that Prof. Washburn, 

 of Oregon, had previously observed the facts; but his observations had 

 been overlooked. Mr. E. A. Schwarz, of Washington, recently called 

 my attention to the fact that in the " Bericht der Kgl. Lehranstalt fur 

 Obst, Wein & Gartenbau zu Geisenheim a Rh." pp. 22-25, 1894-1895, 

 Mr. R. Goethe describes the oviposition of Carpocapsa pomonella on all 

 parts of the apples. Specimens of the moth were secured July i6th, 

 eggs were seen July 17th; but probably this was later than usual in the 

 open. In his experience the larvae ate through the skin at once on all 

 parts of the fruit, and eat a little chamber just beneath the surface before 

 they make their way to the core. From the eggs laid July 17th first larvae 

 were obtained July 28th. These experimens were made with insects in 

 captivity. In the open air the first moths were found June 7th and the 

 first larvae were found in the apples June 25th. The note is rather a brief 

 one, but it indicates that it is possible that this insect may have different 

 localities and possibly the two broods may not act just alike in all respects. 



Notes and. News. 



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Prof. Smith has just completed a monographic revision of the genus 

 Acronycta, and is in position to promptly name material in this genus for 

 the privilege of retaining such species as may be new. Address Prof. 

 John B. Smith, New Brunswick, N. J. 



