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dust and emulsion in protecting sugar- 

 cane, dieldrin having longer residual 

 effect.) 



Thornhill, F., 1955, pp. 16, 18. 



Toumanoff, C.j and Toumanoff, T. C, 1959, 

 pp. 216-218. (France, biological control 

 by Serratia marcescens , "Rcticiditermes 

 santonnensis.") 



Tu, T., 1953, pp. 277-287. (Formosa, insecti- 

 cidal action of various chemicals and by- 

 products of camphor on Coptotermes 

 formosanus.) 

 1956, pp. 12-18. (Formosa, control in build- 

 ings.) 



Vance, A. M., 1956, pp. 10, 18, 24. (South- 

 western U.S., lawns protected by 1% gal. 

 75% (8 lb. per gal.) chlordane emulsifi- 

 able concentrate, loosen soil before appli- 

 cation, Gnathamitermes.) 



Vanetti, F., 1959, pp. 437-443. (Brazil, Cor- 

 nitermes cumulans.) 



Vayssiere, P., in Coste, 1955, p. 241. (World, 

 biological control in coffee plantations.) 



Vayssiere, P., 1957, pp. 473-480. (Malaya.) 



Wagner, R. E., and Ebeling, W., 1959, pp. 

 208-211. (U.S., California, insecticide dilu- 

 ents, silica gels, aerogels or precipitates, 

 montmorillonite clays, attapulgite clays, 

 diatomites, in decreasing order effective- 

 ness as preventives. Lighter material su- 

 perior to heavier, increase with distance 

 from point of discharge.) 



Ward, J. C, 1958, pp. 14-16. (U.S., use pesti- 

 cides with care.) 



Weidner, H., I955g, in Schmidt, H. (ed.), 

 1955b, pp. 160-164. (Control of termites 

 injurious to plants.) 



Wilkinson, W., 1957a, pp. 493-494. (World.) 



Willcocks, F. C, and Bahgat, S., 1937, p. 

 217. (Egypt, termites injure young cotton 

 plants in Sudan, no records in Egypt.) 



Wilson, H. B., 1959, pp. 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 

 47-49. 5i, 53, 89-91, 93-95. (Australia.) 



Wolcott, G. N., 1955, pp. 1 13-122. (Resistant 

 woods, use chemicals.) 

 1955a, pp. 1 15-149. (Organic termite repel- 

 lents tested against Cryptotermes brevis.) 



Wolfenberger, D. O., 1959, pp. 1-51. (U.S., 

 Florida, Neotermes castanens damage to 

 living avocado trees controlled by remov- 

 ing and burning old trees; in case young 

 trees, Vz cup 5% chlordane dust, or al- 

 drin, dieldrin, and heptachlor effective.) 



Yeager, P., 1957, pp. 26, 28, 30, 43, 45. (Trend 

 toward greater leniency in tax deducti- 

 bility for termite loss, especially if dam- 

 age has occurred within 1 year or so 

 after inspection, cases cited.) 

 1958, pp. 70, 72, 98-99. (Enforcement re- 

 strictive covenant must not involve re- 

 straint of trade; trade secrets must not be 

 disclosed.) 



Zehelj, D., 1958, pp. iio-iii. (Austria, strug- 

 gle against termites.) 



COURT RULINGS 



Anonymous, 1957J, p. 46. (U.S., Michigan 

 court held suppressing a material fact 

 constitutes fraud.) 



Yeager, P., 1957, pp. 26, 28, 30, 43, 45. (Trend 

 toward greater leniency in tax deducti- 

 bility for termite loss, especially if dam- 



age occurred within 1 year or so after in- 

 spection, cases cited.) 

 1958, pp. 70, 72, 98-99. (Enforcement re- 

 strictive covenant must not involve re- 

 straint of trade; trade secrets must not be 

 disclosed.) 



CYTOLOGY 



Banerjee, B., 1957, pp. 288-289. (Haploid 

 chromosome numbers in the testis of king 

 Odontotermes redemanni.) 



Denis, C, 1958a, pp. 240-247. (Cytology ter- 

 minal nerves in course of ontogeny Calo- 

 termes flavicollis.) 



Noirot, C, and Noirot-Timothee, C, i960, 

 2779-2781. (General, Anoplotermes 

 worker, Microcerotermes, structure pos- 

 terior intestine.) 



DAMAGE 



Anonymous, 1949. (In 1849, C. Inge, probate 

 court of Adams Co., Mississippi, had rec- 

 ords destroyed by termites. Dr. T. W. 

 Harris identified them, suggested paper 

 be impregnated with alcohol solution of 

 corrosive sublimate of mercury.) 

 1957, pp. 24, 25. (Estimates of incidence 



and damage by termites in States in 



1956.) 

 i957d, pp. 6-8, 23, 25. (Florida, damage by 



termites and decay, asphalt impregnated 



building paper vapor barrier ineffective.) 

 1957I, p. 22. (Termites in inlaid floor, St. 



George's Hall, Kremlin, Moscow, 56 N.; 



former records, Ukraine, Odessa, 46 ° N.) 



