14 Farm Insects observed In the Aherystioyth Area 



town, it rapidly spread and involved several flourishing apiaries, and 

 has so far extended its ravages some 2| miles beyond the town. Thanks 

 probably to their isolation, the country bee keepers so far remain un- 

 affected, and it is greatly to be hoped that the disease has reached 

 its limits. Apart from this scourge, local bee keepers have little to 

 complain of and would do well. The usual bee pests. Wax Moth, 

 Braula caeca, etc., are present but not in excess. The Blue Tit is 

 responsible for taking a few bees. 



Nematus RiBKSir Scop. 



The Gooseberry Sawfly was fairly common in farm gardens in 1914, 

 and was noted as high as 800 feet at Pont Erwyd. In a garden near 

 Llanfarian the larvae appeared about April 25th and I noted a second 

 brood there by June 20th, when, also, Red Currants were attacked 

 adjoining the Gooseberries, although plenty of foliage still remained 

 upon the former. 



Finally, the following Mites may be mentioned. 



Eriophyes ribis Nalepa. E. avellanae Amerl. 



The first of these two bud mites occurs sporadically in gardens. 

 E. avellanae is common in Hazels on hedgerows. 



Tyrngh/pfms longior, the Hay Mite, was sent me from Pembroke- 

 shire where it was destroying an Oat rick ; and another correspondent 

 sent specimens from feeding stuffs in N. Wales. 



T. siro was found feeding upon the crystallised sugar oii the top of 

 a jar of jam, Aberystwyth. 



