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Miscellaneous. — The Imperial Entomologist is Presi- 

 dent of the Entomological Section of the Bombay Natural 

 History Society and lectured to the Society in September. 

 All entomological enquiries sent to the Society are referred 

 to him and insect specimens sent in for identification are 

 referred to Pusa. The Imperial Entomologist also acted as 

 Chairman of the Indian Sub-Committee of the Inter- 

 national Congress of Entomology to be held at Brussels in 

 1910. An exhibit illustrating the work of the section was 

 sent to the delegate for India, Mr. F. M. Howlett, Second 

 Imperial Entomologist. Assistance has been given to the 

 Government of Japan in regard to Eri silk and lac and the 

 latter insect is being introduced into Formosa. The im- 

 provements made in the treatment of Eri silk have been 

 communicated to the Ceylon Agricultural Society. Paras- 

 itised cotton boll-worms were sent to Ceylon and Egypt to 

 introduce the parasite; live Eri cocoons were senc to Ceylon, 

 China and Formosa, and live tussur cocoons to Egypt; Eri 

 cocoons were also sent to England and France, the former 

 in order to be crossed with A. cynthia, to improve the 

 race. In exchange, cynthia cocoons were received at Pusa 

 for the same purpose. 



Programme of work for 1910-11.- — The work of the past 

 in studying and advising on crop-pests will be continued. 

 Assistance will be given, when desired, in directing the 

 work of provincial assistants, in coping with outbreaks of 

 crop pests and in organising exhibitions for agricultural 

 shows. Assistance is being given in the entomological 

 exhibits at the Allahabad Exhibition. The issue of 

 coloured plates is being continued and coloured lantern 

 slides for lectures will be issued for trial. Further work 

 on apiculture will be done and the short courses of instruc- 

 tion in Eri silk, mulberry silk and lac continued. The 

 progress of the Eri silk industry will be assisted specially 

 with a view to finding foreign markets and to the using of 

 the material for products required in India. The question 



