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ascent of the female moth by tarring the trunks or by tin bands ; jarring 

 the larvae from the limbs into a straw fire beneath, and spraying the tree 

 with Paris green or London purple in water. 



The Buffalo Gnat. (Country Gentleman, for July 10, 1884, xlix, p. 

 577, c. 3-4 — 52 cm.) 



The gnat, of which inquiry is made from Memphis, Tenn., is an unde- 

 scribed species of Slmuliclce, few of which family have been studied — even 

 the "black fly " of the Adirondack region bears only a manuscript name. 

 The habits and transformations of the Simulidce, in general, are given, 

 with reference to particular species observed. Various notices of the 

 buffalo-gnat are quoted. 



[It has subsequently been named by Professor Riley as Simulium 

 pecuarum. See his extended notice of it in Rept. Comm. Agricul. for 

 1888, pp. 492-517, plates vi-ix.] 



The Carpet-bug. (Amsterdam, N. Y., Daily Democrat of July 21, 

 1884, p. 3, c. 3-4 — 68 cm.) 



In a letter to the editor in reply to inquiries, are given —What the insect 

 is ; habits of the insect ; not possible to exterminate it ; means of protec- 

 tion ; means of destruction ; hunting the " bug " urged. 



The Elm-tree Beetle. (New York Weekly Tribune, for July 23, 1884, 

 p. 10, c. 4— 13 cm.) 



Referring to a recent statement in the Tribune that the elm trees in 

 Flushing, L. I., were being destroyed by this insect, recommendation is 

 made of the method given by Mr. Glover in the Agricultural Report for 

 1870, of placing frames around the base of the trees, so constructed as to 

 prevent the egress of the larvae that descend the trunks for pupation 

 and their entrance into the ground by a layer of cement. The north- 

 ward progress of the iDsect in New York is stated. 



[See pp. 234-242 of this Report.] 



The Carpet Beetle — Anthrenus Scrophularise Linn. (Country Gentle- 

 man, for August 14, 1884, xlix, p. 676-7, c. 4-1 — 48 cm.) 



Gives in reply to inquiries from Manchester, Vt., its habits, habitat, 

 injuries, materials eaten, and transformations. Among the best pre- 

 ventives and remedies are mentioned carbolic acid, creosote, gas-tar 

 paper, benzine and kerosene, cyanide of potassium, fumigations of closets 

 with sulphur, and frequent searches for the larvae. 



Insects Mining Beet Leaves. (Country Gentleman, for August 14, 

 1884, p. 677, c. 2 — 13 cm.) 



Leaves sent from Erie, Pa., are infested with larvae of a species of the 

 Anthomyiiclce, probably one of the three species mentioned in the First 

 Report on the Insects of New York, 1882, pp. 203-211. Some of the charac- 

 teristics of these flies are given, with notice of their mining operations 

 in this country. 



