THE AOKICULTUKAX, NEWS. 



bW^EJJUEU 11, li)lS. 



INSECT NOTES. 



SUMMARY OF ENTOMOLOGICAL INFOR- 

 MATION DURING 1918. 



I'l.r several years pasi it has been customary for a 

 summary W he prepared of the eTitoinolopical infonriation 

 ■wb"ich hKs appeareil in the Az'hiillnnil .Vc,-i''.< during each 

 year Tliis was not done, hnwover, for the yeara 1 9 1 6 and 

 i9»7. 



Information relating to entoniologieal .>;iil'iect.s is ii.sually 

 to 'be found in the A^ricuHurnl News on the page or pages 

 devoted to Ingeet Notes. It .s'.inetimcs happens, however, 

 thit ro-ps o( particular importance are included in a num- 

 ber of the Journal after the In.sect Notes columns are 

 full, and ihege togeihtr with s-riiall articles of general interest, 

 fiie ;it timts '.o be found in mher places. 



In addition ti notes ou iis-ects in \\\^ A^rimltui at Sews, 

 tlie departmental conlriVulions in entoinolotiical knowledge 

 are publis-lied in the //'«/ Jiuiiaii />////(7/V/, the J'amphlet 

 and Handbook Series, and in the .Anunal Ileports on the 

 Agricniiural l)tpartments in the .^cv-eral isUnds. During the 

 year 191S there have been no pamphlets or handbooks 

 iK.'--Uid- Of the West Indian liiiiklin three numbers, have 

 bt'eii piibli-hed during the year, and the usual set of reports 

 for the Windward and Leeward Island.'? have appeared 



The M'ist Indian Bulle.'in articles dealing with entom- 

 ology aie live in number. Two of them have presented 

 reviews of the prevalence of pe.-st.s and diseases in the West 

 Indie.'*. That for ttfe yeSr I'Jlfi appeared in the Win JnJian 

 BuHciui, Vol. XVI, p 309. and t.'iat for 1917 at paye S3 of 

 Wil. XVn. A review of thi.*, .which appeared in the .\f;riiu//ii- 

 jul. .\'e'uus, ia mentioned at aiioibir place in ibis summary. The 

 o:Ltr artit'Us referred to were included in the first number of 

 Voluu,e XVII: 'Notts on Cerlain Plant Hugs connected with 

 4,'ijllirn in St. -Viritcnt', by J[: C Hut.soi), rbl).; 'Some 

 ittlttis of Collon S:aiL(r ( oMrol', by W. N. Sinds. .F.L.S.; 

 and -N'^tcs <n Trapping i!" ' '' '*"n >>' liner in St. Vincent', 

 by '.V. N. Sands F.L.S 



The r.otc.=! on insect ji^is w, lii.^ n-i'mi.-t on the working 

 of lie atrii'Dltural deparimt nt8 of the several islands for the 

 yiaflQlG-l? are briefly siiuimariztd below: — 



(;i:kn*ma. On paee I I of il.e-repori, experimeuls with 

 i, j, .- . 'i : iieiiDUd. Cultures of* 



li, , . '"', which was origin-, 



ally ol.iain.'d Iruni ■ iiy, the Imperial 



<"oiiimi--i":,' r 'f , ! Indie.^' l^ the- 



i^rffMi! I ■ I ral trials were, made 



,,f tl.j^ r In II 111 imI III lllv il.' 



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i'Liu'i ifj;> • 1 1- > .U-. ;.,.!. ..i.-.u -vi. page l!9 



of the report. 



ST. viM'i,\, ■.. ,...j.., .. , ,.i the report on the Agri 

 cultural Deparimtiii of ibis iiilaiid are to be found nijtes on 

 work connected with instot pests and iheir control. These 

 notes are devoted in an account of the iavesiigaijons cgn- 

 neiied with iLe .sLmly of the cotton .stainer bug {P\si/t:iri4S 

 ./i/iuini'vi), Mid the control or renK'di»l measures adopted. 

 The control measurf^s recommended include T.he deslru'-tiwi 

 <.if wild fo.-.dplatits: close seii.siin--Felir-uary to .May, or longer; 

 collection of staiiitrs in the field : trapping -he pests; and 

 general inspn-tioii and fnpervision to prevcut any breeamg 

 acd feeding place passing unnoticed, and in order to observe 

 the tirst iiidicatii.ni oC iVi>- .ie.veiopjnetl of the pest in any 

 district or locality. 



J'la.nt legijila'.i<'ii iu St. Vincent is sutumarized on pi ge 33 

 of the leport. 



.vr. i.r.'ciA. The iufect notes in the lepon on the 

 Atriculiural l)epHiiuietit. of ibis island, (p. 5), consists 'of a 

 brief summary of the plant lepislation in force in the island. 

 The increase in the exports of honey, and the attention paid 

 to bee keeping during the year are mentioned also on page 1 1 . 

 Notes on tbt- tri;i),= lor ;he coi.iro) of ticks are to be found 

 on page ! ■ 



Do.Mi.Ni.. .. j:i, .i.jr ■.;. uii i:ie AuncuUuial 1 lepiriin'^nt. 

 of this island contains, on page 33, notes on the work 

 connected with insect and fungus psjts and their control. 

 It is stated that, on the whole, the lime cultivation of 

 Dominica iiontinucs to be remarkably iree from serious 

 insect and fungus pests. 



Plant legi.^lation in force in Dominica is reviewed 

 on page 59 of the report.. 



MONT.SEREAT. ' The notes on work connected with 

 insect pests appear on page i!G of the report on the 

 Agricultural Department of this island. They consist prin- 

 cipally of a discussion of ibi> situation as to the cotton 

 staineis, together with observations on an outbreak of the 

 corn leafhopper. ' ' 



Plant legislation in force in Montserrat is reviewed at 

 page 38 of the report. 



j»N'ri<;i;A. The occurrence of insect pe.st8 of sugar-cane, 

 cotton, limes, sweet potatoes, Indian corn, and onions is 

 mentioned on page 16 of the report on the Agricultural 

 Department of this island- On pag>? j8 there is a short note 

 on the benefits resulting from spr;iying and dipping for the 

 control of licks. On page 35 there is a review of the plant 

 legislation in force in Antigua. The supplement to the 

 report deals with ihy agrii.'ultur.il work in the island of 

 JVirbuda, and confui'is references to n few insect prsts. 



ST. KnT.SNKvw. The insect iwtes on page 12 of tlm 

 repoH of the Agrici;ltural Department refer, to a few pests' 

 ol sugar-cane and cotton, md a briet review' of the plant 

 legislation in force in ihfl Prenidency la also given. .VoI.e.i are 

 also given on.pig.e .iG. with respect toc»rtain pests (jf cotton 

 and the disinfect Liju of plants. .•■....■. 



■ The followini; I- fcrrnccs iri , .iiit.-\s aiid'irfi'des 



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Dr. 'J. C. Hi'tsoa 



