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9.— A LIST OF THE PESTS OF OIL-SEED PLANTS IN BURMA. 

 Bij K. D. Shroff, B.A., Entomological Assistant, Burma. 



Pest 



1. Sesamum. 

 Diacrisia obliqiia 

 Acherontia styx 

 Antigastra catalaunalis 

 Aularches miliaris , 



Ayiomala antiQua 



Diacrisia obliqua 

 Amsacta lactinea 

 Prodenia litiira 

 Ergolis merione 

 Bopica honesta 



Dichocrocis pii nctiferalis 

 Aleyrodes ricini 



3. Linseed. 

 Laphygma exigua . 



Part of the plant 

 attacked 



Leaves . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Stem 



Seed-capsules 

 Leaf- juice (sucking) 



Leaves . 



Remarks 



Sometimes very serious. 

 Minor pest. 

 Ditto. 



Reported 

 Myingyan. 



serious 



from 



Found on leaves and cobs of 

 maize also ; status not 

 known ; may not be serious 

 at all. 



Elinor pest of not much import- 

 ance. 



Sometimes damage percep- 

 tible, ^fe-. 



Reported " serious " from { 

 Taungtha, Myingyan dis- 

 trict. Also attacks stored 

 groundnut. 



Sporadic, sometimes serious. 

 Once found breeding on 

 Cassia Tora (Dan-gwe-bin) 

 at Tatkon. 



Sometimes serious. 



Not serious. 



Serious if not checked in time. 



Minor pest ; not very serious. 



Reared from almost dry stems j 

 status not known ; not much 

 in evidence. 



Sometimes serious. 



Very serious. 



Pretty serious. 



