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Further Notes on Crude Petroleum and Other Insecticides (U. S. 

 Dep't Agric. div. ent. Bul.31. n. s. 1902. p.49-51) 



Results obtained with crude petroleum, whale oil soap, etc. 



The Hessian Fly in New York State in 1901 (U. S. Dep't Agric. 

 div. ent. Bui. 31. n. s. 1902. p.22-24) 



Prevalence, damage and observations on broods of Cecidomyia de- 

 structor Say. 



Observations on Forest and Shade Tree Insects in New York 

 State (U. S. Dep't Agric. div. ent. Bui. 31. n. s. 1902. p. G3-G8) 



Notes on the following : Anisota senatoria Abb. & Sm., C a c o e c i a 

 argyrospila Walk., Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, C. 

 1 i b e r t a Germ., Anomala lucicola Fabr., Monohammus scu- 

 tellatus Say, M. titillator Fabr., M. confusor Kirby, G 1 y p t o - 

 celis hirtus Oliv. [pubescens Fabr.], Pissodes strobi Peck, 

 Magdalis lecontei Horn, M. a 1 u t a c e a Lee, Dendroctonus 

 terebrans Oliv., Tomicus calligraphus Germ., T. cacographus 

 Lee, T. p i n i Say, T. balsameus Lee, Xylotrechus sagibtatus 

 Germ., Galerucella luteola Mull., Clisiocampa disstria 

 Hiibn., Prionoxystus robiniae Peck, Lecanium nigrofasci- 

 a t u m Perg., Pseudococcus aceris Geoff. [Phenacoccus aceri- 

 c o 1 a King], and Chermes pinicorticis Fitch. 



Ladybugs and Carpet Beetles (Country Gentleman, Feb. 13, 1902, 

 67:133 31 ) 



Two spotted ladybug, Adalia bipunctata Linn., is characterized, and 

 the Buffalo carpet beetle, Anthrenus scrophulariae Linn., and 

 the black carpet beetle, Attagenus piceus Oliv., are briefly described 

 and remedial measures given. 



Soft Scale on Fern (Country Gentleman, Feb. 13, 1902, 67I133 42 ) 



Lecanium hesperidum Linn, is briefly described, and the use of Ivory 

 soap, a 5 cent cake to 8 gallons of water, advised. 



Report of the Committee on Insects of the Eastern New York 

 Horticultural Society (Eastern N. Y. Hortic. Soc. Proc. 5th 

 annual meeting, 1901 [issued Feb. 1902] p.20-26) 



Gipsy moth, Porthetria dispar Linn., fruit tree bark beetle, S c o 1 y - 

 tus rugulosus Ratz., palmer worm, Ypsolophus pometellus 

 Harris, and the forest tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn., 

 were noticed in particular. The results obtained with kerosene, whale oil soaps 

 and crude petroleum in various combinations are given briefly. 



School Children and San Jos6 Scale (Worcester [Mass.] Evening 

 Gazette, Feb. 17, 1902, p.3) 



Letter advising the enlistment of school children as aids in detecting the San 

 Jose scale, Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst., about Worcester Mass. 



Hickory Bark Borer (Livingston Democrat [Geneseo N. Y.] Feb. 



2G, 1902, p.3) 



Injuries ofScolytus 4-spinosus Say in the Genesee valley, earlier 

 outbreaks, natural history and remedies. 



