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Common Shade Trees and Their Principal Insect Enemies. Con- 
servation Commission [State of New York], Bulletin 7, 1917, 
pe 26,07 
Tabulation showing relative immunity from insect attack of the more 
important shade trees. 
New Indian Gall Midges. Entomological News, 1917, 28: 73-76 
The following new species are described: Lasioptera fluitans, 
Pseudhormomyia fluvialis and P. cornea. 
Insect Enemies of Small Fruits. Poughkeepsie Eagle-News, Febru- 
ary 23, 1917, P. 8 . 
Tabulation of small fruit insect injuries with brief discussions of some of those 
affecting strawberries and grapes. ; 
A Pest to Horticulture. Catskill Recorder, March 16, 1917, p. 6; 
New York Farmer, March 22, 1917, p. 3 
A brief warning notice advocating the use of a thick lime sulphur wash just 
before the buds crack or begin to open for control of pear thrips. 
Report of the Committee on Entomology. New York State Fruit 
Growers’ Association, 16th Meeting, 1917, p. 23-29 
Contains a brief note on Cicada by Messrs Hadley and Matheson, a summary 
of methods of controlling plant lice by Professor Parrott and an account of. work 
by the Entomologist upon the codling moth, red bugs, apple maggot and men- 
tions the new peach borer, Laspeyresia molesta Busck. 
Insect Enemies of Small Fruits. New York State Fruit Growers’ 
Association. 16th Meeting, 1917, p. 245-52 
A brief summary of the injuries and methods of controlling the principal 
insect enemies of strawberries, blackberries and raspberries, currants and goose- 
berries and the grape. 
Codling Moth Control. Catskill Recorder, May 11, 1917; Rochester 
Union & Advertiser, May 9; Poughkeepsie Eagle-News, May 10 
Summary statement of results obtained from spraying, with formula for 
preparing arsenate of lime for use in place of arsenate of lead. 
Garden Pests. New York State Food Supply Commission, Prepared- 
ness Circular, May 8, 1917. Catskill Recorder, June 15 
Brief, practical directions for the control of many of the more common insect 
pests. 
Distribution of Gall Midges. National Academy of Sciences, 
Proceedings, 1917, 3: 349-54 
A tabulation of the known distribution of the genera with a discussion of the 
agencies influencing dissemination. 
Two New Sawflies. Canadian Entomologist, 1917, 49: 191-92 
Pleuroneura borealis and Acantholyda ferruginea 
from the Adirondacks are described as new. 
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