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frass, jelly, and decaying tissue is frequented by various scaven- 

 gers, snails, beetles, flies, etc. 



2. Attack Upon Plants. 



a. Examples coming to my notice sbow entrance to the 

 plant : 



( 1 ) By way of the fruit stalk, the channel leading from the 

 decaying fruit, first attacked, down into the pine proper. 



(2) At the base of a leaf; the younger grubs would appear 

 to bore through the base of one or two leaves as mdicated by 

 tiny holes, but for the voidance of frass the grub later makes 

 a bigger opening to the exterior and these openings, on tlie 

 leaves being stripped, are most conspicuous. The accumulation 

 of frass and jelly down among the leaves is a clear indication 

 of attack. 



(3) The plant may be entered before the fruit is formed and 

 a *'dead-heart" condition results. 



(4) Once entered, the grub proceeds to tunnel out the entire 

 plant and root system with the result that the plant is destroyed 

 and dries out. The production of satisfactory "Slips'' for re- 

 planting is impossible by such weakened stock. 



(5) An €gg was found by an entomologist neatly deposited 

 in the fruit stalk, an inch and a half below junction of fruit 

 and stalk. 



General Health of Plants. — The health of the plants is ex- 

 cellent ; the so-called pineapple "blight" so common on the 

 Liguanea plain, is nowhere to be seen in the section visited and 

 the pines are normally large and strong. 



Variety of Pine Cultivated. — The variety grown principally is 

 known as "Cheese Pine." "Sugar Loaf" is also grown. The 

 fruit produced is of excellent flavor and texture. The price paid 

 to growers by market women range to as high as 3s. 6d. per 

 dozen for extra choice fruits. 



Previous History. — There is a concensus of opinion that the 

 trouble was noticed for the first time upon pines three to four 

 years ago. From the time it was first noticed, the succeeding 

 crops have been attacked in increasing degree and this crop has 

 sufifered most of all. The settlers are gravely concerned over 

 the matter. 



I have already shown material to Mr. Cradwick who was in 

 town for the half yearly meeting of the J. A. S. He had never 

 personally seen pines attacked in the manner nor heard of such 

 injury. 



Mr. John Barclay, Secretary, J. A. S., has no record of com- 

 plaint of pines being attacked by weevil grubs. 



Hon. Philip Cork who has had considerable experience with 

 pine cultivation on Liguanea Plain, in answer to a communica- 



