Abstract
THE main idea, underlying the production of the monographic series to which this memoir belongs, is to provide the latest and fullest scientific information with respect to specific subjects of economic importance. The purely scientific and economic aspects of entomology now intergrade so much that Dr. Schedl's contribution, like its predecessors, contains matter of interest to workers in both these fields. Its subject is the insect known in English as the gypsy moth which, although now extinct in Great Britain, is a pest of forest and shade trees more or less all through the South Palsearctic region to Japan. Its entry and spread in North America, and the prolonged campaign for its control on that continent by biological means, have often been recounted. In the present memoir a very complete account will be found of the biology, influence of environment, distribution, natural enemies and methods of control of this familiar insect. There is also a useful summary of Goldschmidt's famous work on sex determination, which has brought the name of gypsy moth to the notice of many biologists. The reader will, therefore, find little to complain of on the score of completeness of information, while the long list of references given will satisfy any crave to delve further into the subject. The work is well up to the standard of other contributions in its series and needs no further commendation.
Der Schwammspinner (Porthetria dispar L.) in Euroasien, Afrika und Neuengland
Dr.
Karl E.
Schedl
Von. (Monographien zur angewandten Entomologie, herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. K. Escherich, Nr. 12.) Pp. iv + 242. (Berlin: Paul Parey, 1936.) 16 gold marks.
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I., A. Der Schwammspinner (Porthetria dispar L) in Euroasien, Afrika und Neuengland. Nature 138, 704 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138704c0
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