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YOTHERS: WATER FOR MEALY BUG 



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gregates largely where the fruits touch, the stream is directed at these 

 places and the mealy bugs are knocked off on the ground. About 

 three applications of this irrigation system is sufficient to control 

 quite a severe infestation. This involves little extra expense since 

 the water is usually needed in a grove. 



In view of the extraordinary success of this instance, it is certainly 

 advisable to experiment mth water sprayed under pressure from the 

 ordinary spraying machine. In view of the fact that as yet no insecti- 

 cide mil kill the mealy bug to any extent and no other system of spray- 

 ing is a matter of record, to my knowledge, I think Mr. Brown deserves 

 much credit. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS 

 The following is a tabulation of the number of species and specimens : 





Number of 







species 



Number of 





varieties 



specimens 





in regular 



in regular 





named 



named 





collections. 



collections. 





8,089 



, 35,052 



" " LepidopteTa 



3,756 



12,208 



" " Diptera 



2,244 



6,741 





1,304 



3,912 





1,064 



3,724 



Orthoptera 



492 



1,845 





293 





Exotic Coloptera 



2,600 



8,450 

 1,716 





981 



Collections for studies in geographic distribution, varia- 







tions and economic problems 





190,000 



Grand totals 20,803 263,640 



Grand totals in Museum 284,451 



SUMMAEY OF TyPES IN SnOW ENTOMOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS 



Neuroptera 1 



Orthoptera . 15 



Hemiptera 45 



Coloptera 12 



Diptera 490 



Lepidoptera 100 



Hymenoptera . . . 259 



African Diptera 25 



Total 947 



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