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Nicotine sulphate did not kill the moths, "but it acted as a 
repellent (p. 213). 
13. Lep idoptera Harmful to Shrubs, Shade and Forest Trees, 1905-1934 
LESNE.'P. ' (1883) 
1905. LA LUTTE COMERS LSS INSSCTES DU ROSIER. Rev. Sort. 77: 222-223. 
Against caterpillars on rose bushes the following spray mix- 
ture is recommended: 1 1. concentrated tobacco juice, 1,500 g. black 
soap, 1,000 g. sodium carbonate, 1 1. methyl alcohol, and ICO 1. water. 
AHLBSRG, 0. (1884) 
1907. ARGYRESTHIA C OK JUG-ELLA ZELL . , A REPORT 01! HIVE STIGAT IONS IN 
1921-1926. l.Ieddel. Centralist. Forsoksv. Jordbruksomradet [ c> Sweden] 
No. 324 (Lantb roles entom Avd. No. 52), 127 pp.,. illus. [in Swedish. 
Abstract in Rev. Appl. Ent. (A) 16: 235-236. 1928.] 
A spray containing 0.1 percent nicotine killed about 88 percent oj 
the eggs. It should be applied 30 days after the moths first appear and 
again 12 days later. 
BURKS, H. E. (1885) 
1932. SUMMARY OF SHADE-TREE INSECT ACTIVITIES IN CALIFORNIA FOR 1931. 
Calif. Dept. Agr. Monthly Bull . 21 (7-9): 358-369, illus. [Abstract 
in Rev. Appl. Ent. (A) 21: 46-47. 1933.] 
The tineid larvae of A rgyresthia cu pressella T7lsm. on cypress 
could probably be controlled with the oil-nicotine spray recommended 
against E pino tia s ubviridis Heir.r. Spraying with 1.5 to 2 percent 
lime- sulphur containing nicotine sulphate (1:800) gave good control of 
aphids r i'Teochinosis ( Dilachnus ) tujaf ilinus Bel. G.] and a combined 
oil-nicotine spray was also of value in nurseries. Epinotia subviridis 
Heinr. caused injury to cypress from February to Hay. A combined oil- 
nicotine spray applied to the foliage about May 1st should prove effectiv 
BRITTON, w. e., and ZAPPE, M. P. (1386) 
1922. AN OUTBREAK OF THE AHBO- VITAS LEAF MINER A RGYRESTHIA THU IELLA 
PACKARD. Conn. Agr. Expt. Sta. Bull. 234, pp. 157-160. [Abstract in 
Rev. Appl. Ent. (A) 10: 335, 1922.] 
Results of spraying tests with nicotine sulphate and other 
insecticides were inconclusive. 
HUTCHINGS, C B. (1887) 
1926. THE BIRCH LEJJ 1 SKELETONIZER BUCCULATR IX CANAPES SI SELLA CHAMB . 
tario Ent. Soc. 56th Ann. Rept. 1925, pp. 69-71. ["abstract in 
Rev. Appl. Ent. (A) 15: 40. 1927.] 
