Scolytus pspinosus and muticus found by a correspondent attacking the 
terminal twigs of the pecan. Short descriptions of both species and their 
work given. The only available remedy is to trim off and burn the in¬ 
fested twigs. 
Arma spinosa seems in some places, according to reports, to be effec¬ 
tively diminishing the number of potato beetles. 
Chinch Buy Experiences of 187.'. (Prairie Farmer, Aug. 24, 1872, v. 43, p.-. 
[See 16th Rep. State Ent. Til., Appendix, p. 40.] 
The Chickasaw Plum in its Relation to the Curculionidce. (Prairie Farmer, 
Sept. 7, 1872, v. 43, p. -.) 
Brief description of this plum, remarks on its cultivation in the north¬ 
ern part of the State, and popular names given. It is asserted that a 
crop of this plum has never been lost by insect damages. Both curculio 
and plum gouger visit it to feed and to deposit eggs, making the usual 
incisions, but the eggs or larv* generally perish without injuring the 
fruit. The plum gouger larva seems to penetrate into the kernel and 
then all trace of it is lost. Larv* hatched late die without penetrating the 
hardened shell of the kernel. In one lot of sixty plums, however, the 
gouger had matured in six. and half-grown larva" of the plum curculio 
have been seen in plums on isolated trees. 
The Cfrape Leaf-Louse and other Insects. (Prairie Farmer, Sept. 21, 1872, v. 
43, p. -. ) 
Leaves of Clinton grape vine from Kansas are covered with galls of 
Phylloxera vastatrix. Early in the season few galls are seen on the leaves, 
but from these a numerous progeny soon cover them. Enemies destroy 
many, but those which survive retreat to the roots as winter approaches, 
and remain until spring, when the fertile females return to the foliage 
and start a new generation. Recently found to be identical with P. 
vastatrix of Europe, known as one of the worst scourges of the vine. It 
seems to be a native of America, and is almost entirely confined to the 
Clinton grape. No more vines of this variety should be planted. The 
origin of the pest in Europe not definitely known, perhaps introduced 
from this country. 
Ips quadrimaculata found under dead loose bark of apple-trees near the 
ground. Probably feeding only on decayed vegetable matter. 
The Peshtiyo Army Worm. (Prairie Farmer, Oct. 5, 1872, v. 43. p. —.) 
Refers to previous article [see (p. 25) “The Army Worm,” Prairie Farmer], 
and the conclusion that the army worm hibernated in the < gg state, 
burning grass being therefore recommended as a remedy. The excessive 
prevalence of this insect at Peshtigo, Wis., the year following a confla¬ 
gration that devastated that region, renders untenable the egg-hibernat¬ 
ing supposition, and compels the belief that they hibernate as pup* 
under ground. The army worm rarely appears two successive years in 
the same place, owing to parasites. 
Insects Injurious to Cucumber ,* Squash, and Melon Vines. (Prairie Farmer, 
-, 1872, v. 43, p. —.) 
Two principal insects that attack these vines are the striped cucumber 
beetle and the squash bug: and to these may be added the cucumber flea- J 
beetle and the pickle worm. 
The following remedies for the Striped Cucumber Beetle have been 
used: Dusting with lime, soot, or ashes, often effective: dusting with Paris 
green diluted with twenty parts of flour, used with success: watering with 
a strong solution of hen manure, an old remedy and one of the best; 
planting a large number of seeds in a hill so as to allow for the destruc¬ 
tion of some of them: enclosing the hill in a square box of siding,—the 
best remedy of all. Open boxes seem to be as effective as those covered 
