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In 1925 and aj:^ain in 1926 attempts were made to acclimatize 

 ApheUnus inali in Japan. The first one failed, and it is altogether 

 likely that the second one failed as well. This attempt was made by 

 Professor Kota Monzen of the Imperial College of Agriculture and 

 Forestry at Morioka. 



Under Formosa, we have referred to the attempt by Ishida to 

 introduce Encdrsia Havosciitellum and his eventual success. 



Scutellista cyanca, originally brought from South Africa to destroy 

 the black scale was introduced much later from California into Japan 

 where it attacked Lecanium and also two species of wax scales ; but 

 attempts to establish it on Ceroplastes on Citrus in the field proved 

 unsuccessful. 



JAVA 



In 1918 Cryptolacinns montrousicri was introduced by P. van der 

 Goot from Hawaii into Java to combat the coffee mealy-bug {Psch- 

 dococcus virgatus). The insect bred in Java for two years, but did 

 not increase at all rapidly. In 1925 J. Gandrup reported that it had 

 become established throughout eastern Java but that its practical 

 value had not been tested, as climatic conditions had prevented any 

 outbreak of the pest. 



MALAYA 



In 1922 the coffee growers of Java alarmed at the ravages of the 

 coffee berry beetle {Stephanodcrcs hompci) , raised a fund and sent 

 J. den Doop to Uganda to search for parasites. He remained in 

 Uganda during 1923 and 1924 and discovered two parasites, namely 

 Heterospilus coffcicola Schmied. (a Braconid) and Prorops nasiita 

 Waterst. (a Bcthyllid). On attempting importation in Java, he 

 failed with the Braconid but succeeded with the Bethyllid. However, 

 although the species was established, it did not check the pest as 

 hoi>ed, and further trials were discontinued. 



MALTA 



Iccrya piircliasi broke out in Malta in the spring of 1913. Noviiis 

 cardinalis was introduced, and the spread was checked almost imme- 

 diately. 



MAITRITILTS 



Doctor Trouvelot, in his list, mentions the introduction of Mada- 

 gascar Scoliid wasps to parasitize the beetle borer of sugar cane. 

 D'Emery de Charmoy was sent from Mauritius to South Africa and 



