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  Peairs 
  (L. 
  M.). 
  Spilogale 
  feeding 
  upon 
  Peach-tree 
  Borer 
  pupae. 
  — 
  Jl. 
  

  

  Econ. 
  Entom.^ 
  Concord., 
  vii, 
  no. 
  1, 
  Feb. 
  1914, 
  p. 
  153. 
  

  

  Attention 
  has 
  been 
  called 
  to 
  the 
  value 
  of 
  the 
  common 
  pole-cat 
  

   (Spilogale 
  interruptans) 
  as 
  an 
  insect 
  destroyer. 
  This 
  animal 
  has 
  

   frequently 
  been 
  observed 
  removing 
  the 
  pupae 
  of 
  the 
  peach-tree 
  borer 
  

   (Sanninoidea) 
  from 
  the 
  soil 
  ; 
  on 
  one 
  occasion 
  a 
  pole-cat 
  was 
  observed 
  

   to 
  go 
  from 
  tree 
  to 
  tree 
  searching 
  for 
  the 
  pupae, 
  which 
  it 
  dug 
  out 
  and 
  

   devoured. 
  

  

  Newell 
  (W.). 
  Occurrence 
  of 
  the 
  Argentine 
  Ant 
  in 
  Texas. 
  — 
  Jl. 
  Econ. 
  

   Entoyn., 
  Concord., 
  vii, 
  no. 
  1, 
  Feb. 
  1914, 
  p. 
  153. 
  

  

  On 
  5th 
  January 
  1914 
  the 
  author 
  found 
  a 
  heavy 
  infestation 
  by 
  

   Iridomyrmex 
  humilis, 
  Mayr, 
  throughout 
  the 
  business 
  and 
  residential 
  

   sections 
  of 
  Beaumont, 
  Texas. 
  The 
  insect 
  seems 
  to 
  have 
  been 
  estab- 
  

   lished 
  in 
  this 
  locality 
  for 
  the 
  past 
  five 
  years. 
  The 
  occurrence 
  of 
  the 
  

   ant 
  at 
  this 
  point, 
  on 
  the 
  main 
  line 
  of 
  the 
  Southern 
  Pacific 
  Railway, 
  

   confirms 
  previous 
  observations 
  that 
  the 
  most 
  rapid 
  dissemination 
  of 
  

   the 
  insect 
  takes 
  place 
  along 
  the 
  lines 
  of 
  heavy 
  railway 
  traffic. 
  

  

  EiTov 
  (M.). 
  HoBbifl 
  cpeflCTBa 
  6opb6bi 
  c"b 
  BpeflMTenaiviM 
  nnoflOBbixi> 
  

   caAOBls. 
  [New 
  remedies 
  against 
  insect-pests 
  of 
  orchards.]— 
  

   « 
  hporpecCMBHOe 
  CaflOBOflCTBO 
  M 
  OropOflH!meCTBO.» 
  [Progressive 
  

   Horticulture 
  and 
  Market-Gardening,] 
  St. 
  Petersburg, 
  18th 
  Jan. 
  

   1914, 
  p. 
  13. 
  

  

  In 
  a 
  short 
  note 
  the 
  author 
  deals 
  with 
  a 
  new 
  insecticide, 
  which 
  is 
  

   offered 
  by 
  the 
  firm 
  Aug. 
  Linde, 
  Moscow, 
  under 
  the 
  name 
  of 
  " 
  Vegetin." 
  

   It 
  is 
  claimed 
  that 
  the 
  " 
  carbolineum 
  quite 
  dissolved 
  in 
  water," 
  which 
  

   iorms 
  part 
  of 
  this 
  remedy, 
  supplies 
  to 
  it 
  all 
  its 
  advantageous 
  qualities. 
  

   According 
  to 
  experiments 
  of 
  Russian 
  phytopathologists, 
  carbolineum 
  

   has 
  proved 
  useful 
  in 
  a 
  10 
  per 
  cent, 
  solution 
  as 
  a 
  remedy 
  agamst 
  canker, 
  

   or 
  frost 
  injuries, 
  also 
  against 
  Lymantria 
  dispar, 
  Scolytidae 
  and 
  Coc- 
  

   ciDAE 
  when 
  sprayed 
  on 
  leafless 
  plants 
  ; 
  but 
  against 
  fungus 
  diseases 
  

   it 
  has 
  proved 
  ineffective, 
  and 
  besides 
  has 
  caused 
  burning. 
  The 
  author 
  

   is 
  of 
  opinion 
  that 
  the 
  same 
  effects 
  of 
  carbolineum 
  will 
  appear 
  in 
  Vegetin 
  ; 
  

   besides, 
  this 
  insecticide, 
  as 
  it 
  contains 
  carbolic 
  compounds, 
  requires 
  

   special 
  and 
  expensive 
  sprayers. 
  The 
  price 
  of 
  Vegetin 
  is 
  about 
  6^. 
  

   per 
  lb. 
  

  

  Steinberg 
  (P.). 
  BpeflMieJlM 
  pafllica. 
  [Insect-pests 
  of 
  radish.] 
  

   « 
  nporpecCMBHOe 
  CaAOBOflCTBO 
  M 
  OropOflHMMeCTBO.» 
  [Progressive 
  

   Horticulture 
  and 
  Market-gardening,] 
  St. 
  Petersburg, 
  8th 
  March 
  

   1914, 
  pp. 
  239-240. 
  

  

  The 
  author 
  suggests 
  some 
  methods 
  of 
  dealing 
  with 
  the 
  larvae 
  of 
  

   Agriotes 
  segetis, 
  Bjerk. 
  (Elateridae). 
  As 
  a 
  result 
  of 
  his 
  own 
  observa- 
  

   tions 
  he 
  is 
  satisfied 
  that 
  the 
  introduction 
  of 
  lime 
  into 
  the 
  soil 
  is 
  a 
  

   very 
  effective 
  remedy 
  ; 
  also 
  a 
  dressing 
  of 
  ashes, 
  or 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  mineral 
  

   manures 
  generally. 
  Carbon 
  bisulphide 
  proves 
  effective 
  only 
  in 
  friable 
  

   soil, 
  whereas 
  lime 
  can 
  be 
  applied 
  with 
  success 
  in 
  hard 
  (clay 
  or 
  peat) 
  soils. 
  

   He 
  recommends 
  the 
  following 
  way 
  of 
  applying 
  potato 
  baits. 
  Large 
  

   tubers 
  are 
  cut 
  into 
  slices 
  of 
  about 
  half 
  inch 
  thick, 
  two 
  of 
  which 
  are 
  put 
  

  

  