REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1901 805 



Recent problems in the control of insects depredating on fruit 

 trees (Mass. fruit growers ass'n. Tthrep't. 1901 [rec'd 6 June] 

 p. 27-45) ' 



The following topics are treated: Care of literature, Dissemination of 

 insects, Results obtained in 1900 with insecticides, the latter principally 

 a discussion of kerosene, whale oil soaps and crude petroleum. 



Voluntary entomologic service of New York state (Country 

 gentleman, 6 June 1901, 66: 462-63 47 ) 

 Summary of reports from voluntary observers. 



Voluntary entomologic service of New York state (Country 

 gentleman, 13 June 1901, QQ: 482 34 ) 



Summary of reports from voluntary observers. 



Hessian fly (Country gentleman, 13 June 1901, 66: 486 42 ; New 

 York farmer, 13 June 1901, p. 8; 27 June, p. 7; American 



agriculturist, 22 June 1901, p. 816, col. 1) 



Brief statement of injuries by Hessian fly. Cecidomyia de- 

 structor Say, and a request for data concerning infested fields. 



Hickory gall — San Jose* scale (Country gentleman, 20 June 1901, 



66: 502 35 ) 



The life history and characteristics of Phylloxera caryae- 

 c a u 1 i s Fitch are briefly given, and Aspidiotus perniciosus 

 Comst. is identified. Both are from Bedford Station N. Y. 



Voluntary entomologic service of New York state (Country 



gentleman, 20 June 1901, 66: 503 14 ) 

 Summary of reports from voluntary observers. 



Voluntary entomologic service of New York state (Country 

 gentleman, 27 June 1901, 66: 523 23 ) 

 Summary of reports from voluntary observers. 



Lunate long sting (Country gentleman, 4 July 1901, 66: 542-43 46 ) 



A brief notice of Thalessa lunator Fabr. from Loudon ville 

 N. Y., with mention of its host, the pigeon tremex, Tremex 

 c o 1 u m b a Linn. 



Voluntary entomologic service of New York (Country gentle- 

 man, 4 July 1901, 66: 543 23 ) 

 Summary of reports from voluntary observers. 



Fruit tree bark beetle (Country gentleman, 4 July 1901, 66: 



554 11 ) 



Brief general account of Scolytus rugulosus Katz. in New 

 York state. ' 



