REPORT OP THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1903 195 



Grapevine Root Worm. Country Gentleman, Mar. 19, 1903, 



68 :25534 



Corrects reported error and gives estimates of damage byFidia viti- 

 c i d a Walsh. 



Recent Work with Insecticides in the East. Col. State Bd Hort. 



Rep't 1902. 1903. p.121-27 



Brief discussion of the value of arsenate of lead, crude petroleum, the 

 lime, salt and sulfur mixture and whale oil soap as insecticides. 



Fleas. Country Gentleman, Mar. 26, 1903, 68 :276i6 

 Brief account of life history with various repressive measures. 



Appletree Bark Donse. Country Gentleman, Mar. 26, 1903, 68 :2762^ 

 Remedial measures for Mytilaspis pomorum Bouchg [L e p i d o - 

 saphes ulmi Linn.]. 



Insecticides and Fungicides. U. S. N. Y. Handbook 18, p.l6 

 More Important formulas recommended with general directions for use. 



Pea Weevil. Country Gentleman, Ap. 2, 1903, 68 :29324 



Discussion of rise in temperature in peas infested with B r u c h u s 

 p i s o r u m Linn, and methods of controlling the pest. 



San Jos^ Scale. Country Gentleman, Ap. 2, 1903, 68 :300i2 



No danger of Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst. spreading from 

 infested wood cut in early spring. 



Elm Leaf Beetle. Schenectady Daily Union, Ap. 3, 1903, p.7 



Nearly the same in Evening Star [Schenectady] Ap. 3, p.l2. 

 Extracts from Museum Bulletin 57 on GaleruceUa luteola 

 Mtill., with special reference to local conditions. 



Shade Tree Ratings. Street forestry report on the selection, 

 planting, cultivation and care of street shade trees by Fred- 

 eric Shonnard, Dep't Public Works, Yonkers, 1903 

 Ratings of comparative immunity from insect enemies of various shade 



trees. 



Dust and Other Sprays. Country Gentleman, Ap. 16, 1903, 



68 :35023 



Brief discussion of various insecticides with special reference to scale 

 insects and dry or dust sprays. 



Advice about .Spraying. Country Gentleman, Ap. 30, 1903, 

 68 :39225 

 General directions for spraying with references to convenient literature. 



