PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 23 



S. Higginbottom. 



T. V. Ramakrishna Ayyar. 

 *B. C. Burt. 



C. S. Misra. 



T. Bainbiigge Fletcher. 



Y. Ramachandra Rao. 

 t K. Kunhi Kannan. 



The first paper which we will take is that by Mr. E. A. Andrews on Mr. Fletcher. 

 Insect Control. As we shall have to deal with various methods of 

 control when we take the next paper on crop-pests, it will be better 

 to take Mr. Andrews' paper first in order to save time later on when 

 we come to deal with these control methods. Mr. Andrews, as you 

 know, is the Entomologist to the Indian Tea Association and requires 

 little introduction from me, ♦ 



1.— INSECT CONTROL. 



By E. A. Andrews, B.A., Entomologist to the Indian Tea Association. 



At the previous meeting we discussed under each insect control or 

 preventive measures tried against that insect. This method of dealing 

 with the subject, while excellent in that it gave to any one 

 interested in one insect an opportunity of ascertaining which remedies 

 could be used against it, yet had this drawback that it left one with a 

 rather vague idea as to the respective values of different methods of 

 insect control in India. Were one to prepare a catalogue of the various 

 methods for dealing with insect pests which have been put forward from 

 time to time such a catalogue w^ould be very extensive. Many of these 

 methods are of value, others of no value, while some are effective under 

 certain circumstances, but not under others, and my idea in suggesting 

 that insect control be treated as a special subject was to ascertain if 

 possible what methods had been found to be of practical value in India 

 so far and what methods have been found to be of very little value. 

 This is a side of the work which interests me to a very great extent, 

 I am especially concerned with one serious pest. The serious nature of 

 this pest you can never reaHze until you travel all round the tea districts 

 and see it for yourselves. Now the community by whom I am employed 

 are not greatly interested in the investigation of minor pests, but anxi- 



♦ These delegates did not serve on the Committee as they were unable to be present 

 at the Meeting during a sufficiently long period. 



•j- Added to the Committee at the request of the delegates from Native States. 



