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tions aud accounts of the Black-headed Cranberry- worm (Rhopkobota 

 vacciniana), the Cranberry Fruit- worm (Acrobasis vaccinii), the Tip Worm 

 (Cecidomyiavaccinii), the Cranberry Scale (Aspidiotussp.), Grasshoppers 

 and Locusts and Cranberry Leaf-hoppers. The principal pests are the 

 two first mentioned, and for the first he recommends reflowing, kero- 

 sene, and Paris green. For the second he advises an application of Paris 

 green or London purple after all the blossoms are off, or nearly all of 

 them, and the berries are generally set. He follows Professor Fernald 

 in considering Teras oxycoccana Pack, as distinct from T. vacciniana, 

 though our own conclusions as to the synonymy were based on a speci- 

 men of the former determined by Dr. Packard. 



Miss Ormerod's report for 1889* reached us during April. The lead- 

 ing article of the report is a consideration of the disease known as 

 clover sickness, produced mainly by an Anguillulid — Tylenchus devasta- 

 trix. Several measures of prevention and remedy are pointed out, viz, 

 rotation of crops, a dressing of gas lime, avoidance of the use of dung 

 from infested clover or oats, the application of sulphates and deep plow- 

 ing. The Clover-root Cecidomyia is mentioned and some consideration 

 is given to Millipedes, Clover and Pea Weevils, the Hessian Fly, two 

 species of Osciuidae, the Wheat Bulb fly (Hylemia coarctata), the Cur- 

 rant Gall mite, the White Currant-scale (Pulvinaria ribesice), the Medi- 

 terranean Flour- moth, the Wheat Fly, and certain orchard insects aud 

 a few species injurious to Pine, Plum, and Turnip, together with some 

 further notes on Ox Warbles, repeating her statements regarding 

 " licked beef n and "jelly," reviewed in No. 5 of the current volume of 

 Insect Life and adding further statistics from correspondents. There 

 is an appendix upon Xyleborus dispar in which the use of trap wood is 

 recommended and EichoiFs work on Bark-beetles is quoted at length, 

 particularly with reference to the food of the larvae, a subject which we 

 touched upon on pages 279-280, No. 9 of this volume. 



We have just received from Professor Forbes his fourth and fifth re- 

 ports as State Entomologist of Illinois.t These reports although greatly 

 delayed are none the less welcome. On account of the delay Professor 

 Forbes has been obliged to withdraw several articles already prepared 

 upon subjects which more recent observations will enable him to treat 

 better hereafter. 



The fourth report includes articles upon arsenical poisons for the 

 Codling Moth, in which the conclusion is reached that 70 per cent, of the 



* Report of Observations on Injurious Insects and Common Farm Pests during the 

 year 1889, with methods of prevention and remedy. 13th Report, by Eleanor A. 

 Ormerod. London, 1890. Price I8d. 



t Fifteenth Report State Entomologist on the Noxious and Beneficial Insects of 

 the State of Illinois. Fourth Report S. A. Forbes ; for the years 1885 and 1886. Spring- 

 field, 1^89. 



Sixteenth Report State Entomologist on the Noxious and Beneficial Insects of the 

 State of Illinois. Fifth Report S. A Forbes; for the years 1887 and 1888. Springfield, 

 1890. 



