148 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Union Sun, Sep. 5 ; New York Herald, Sep. 5 ; New York 

 Post, Sep. 7 ; Newburgh Register, Sep. 1 1 ; Niagara Falls Ga- 

 zette, Sep. 30; Rochester Union, Oct. 13 



A brief general circular making a plea for the better protection of our 

 shade trees. 



Insects Dangerous as Disease Carriers. The Argus [Albany] 

 Sep. 3, 1905, p.ii; Amsterdam Recorder, Oct. 10, 1905 



Brief r^sum^ of the role of insects as disease carriers with special reference 

 to malaria and yellow fever. 



Moth Traps Again. Country Gentleman, Sep. 7, 1905, 70:814-15 



Brief comments on the value of trap lanterns for insect control. 



Spraying Apples. Country Gentleman, Sep. 14, 1905, 70:838^5 



Comments on the value of spraying, now considered established beyond 

 question. 



Stingless Bees. Country Gentleman, Sep. 21, 1905, 70:87045 



Comments on the value of these bees in the United States. 



Locust Borer. Country Gentleman, Sep. 28, 1905, 70:884^3 



Brief descriptive account of the locust borer, Cyllene robiniae 

 Forst. 



Gnarled Pears. Country Gentleman, Sep. 28, 1905, 70:885^3 



Control methods for plant lice and the tarnished plant bug, L y g u s 

 p r a t e n s i.s Linn, are given as possible remedies for deformed fruit. 



Beech Blight. Country Gentleman, Oct. 12, 1905, 70:93247 



Brief general notice of Pemphigus tessellata Fitch with men- 

 tion of its interesting enemy, Feniseca tarquinius Fabr. 



SPECIES ACQUIRED THROUGH EXCHANGE 

 An exchange list was prepared early in 1903 and sent to various 

 entomologists, with the result that a number of valuable additions 

 ' ^e to the State collection. These lists were further 

 ciciuurated in the report for that year and exchanges have been 

 continued with mutual benefit. The following are lists of species 

 acquired largely in 1905 though a few of the insects were received 

 in 1904. 



Mosquitos received in exchange 



Grabhamia jamaicensis Theo., adults, pupae and larvae, Prof. 

 . Glenn W. Herrick, Agricultural College, Miss. 



Theobaldia incidens Thorn, and Culicada curriei Coq. , 

 Prof. V. L. Kellogg, Stanford University, Stanford, Cal. 



