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a full account of a trial with cotton-worms (Aletia)by Prof. J. E. 
Willet; and mentions incidentally the occurrence of destructive 
disease among cabbage-worms ( Pieris rapce). 
Riley, C. V. The Use of Fungus Growths to destroy Insects. 
(Am. Ent., Nov., 1880, v. 3, p. 269.) 
Abstract of article by A. N. Prentiss in “American Naturalist’* 
of this year. 
Schwarz, E. A.—Disease of Chauliognathus larvae. (Am. Ent., 
Nov., 1880, v. 3, p. 277.) 
Note on disease causing larvae to die without subsequent efflo- 
rescense of spores. , x 
Seaman, W. H.—Some Remarks on Fungi considered as Insecti¬ 
cides. (Am. Ent., Feb., 1880, v. 3, p. 40.) 
Statement and criticism of Hagen’s view of relations of yeast 
fungi to insect diseases. 
Willet, J. E., and Cook, A. J.—Experiments with Yeast Ferment • 
on Various Insects. (Am. Ent., Dec., 1880, v. 3, p. 289.) 
Experiment on cotton worms (Aletia) with beer and yeast. 
Larvae treated with beer all lived to the imago; while of those 
treated with yeast five died either as larvae or pupae. Experiment 
not regarded as successful. Entirely unsuccessful experiments by 
Cook with yeast on squash bugs (Anasci), potato beetles ( Dorypli- 
ora), cabbage-worms (Pieris rapce), and plant-lice ( Erisoma 
tessellata). 
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Bessey, C. E.—Insect-destroying Fungi. (Am. Nat., Jan., 1881, 
v. 15, p. 52.) 
Abstract of article by Giard on life history of Empusa. Mention 
of description of Cicada fungus by C. H. Peck. 
Leidy, Joseph. —Parasites of the Termites. (Journ. Acad. Nat 
Sci. Phil., 1881, ser. 2, v. 8, p. 425.) 
Excessive normal parasitism of Protozoa in termites. 
Osborn, Herbert.— Occurrence of a bacterial disease in the , 
bronze-colored cutworm ( Nephelodes violans, Guenee). (Iowa 
Homestead, June 17, 1881, v.—, p.—; First Ann. Rep. State 
Ent. N. Y., 1882, p. 105.) 
Vorce, C. M.—Wholesale Destruction of Acari by a Fungus. 
(Proc. Am. Soc. Microscopists, 1881, v. 4, p. 49; Am. 
Monthly Micr. Journ., Sept., 1881, v. 2, p. 166.) 
Dead mites observed with fungus spores. 
