Reports to various CoriTspomients. 27 



ANIMALS INJURIOUS TO ROOT CHOPS. 

 Turnip Flea in North Wales. 



Turnips were lepoitetl by Mr. A. 0. Walker, F.L.S., of Ulcumbe^ 

 Kent, as having been damaged by Flea Beetles in North Wales ; the 

 species proved to be PhijUotfcta consohrina and not F. nemoncm. 

 Tliis black metallic Flea Beetle occurs in greatest abundance on 

 chalky soils, but also on light sandy soils. It is most abundant in 

 southern and western counties. In Kent it does enormous mischief 

 some years. This is the first record of the damage done by it, liow- 

 ever, in North Wales. 



ANIMALS INJURIOUS TO FORAGE CROPS AND GRASS. 



The Red Maggot (Cecidoim/ia trifolu, Fab.) in Clover. 



In answer to the following enquiries a general report has been 

 sent out. This clover pest seems to have been abnormally prevalent 

 this year. Three enquiries only are mentioned as examples. 



1. From Mr. Thomas Batting, bailiff for E. Ellis, Esq., Shalford, 

 Guildford, Surrey : — 



" I enclose a few roots of clover and mixed grasses affected by a 

 small maggot." 



" The clover only was attacked, as far as I could tell, from the 

 material. The damage was apparently entirely (.bne by the small 

 red maggots of a Cecid Fl}^, known as the Clover Gnat Midge, or 

 Red Maggot, Cecidomyia trifolii, Fabricius. 



2. From Cooper Wacher, Esc}., Ford, Hoath, near Canterbury, 

 Kent :— 



" The field that is attacked is at Ridgeway Farm, Heme ; it is 

 24^ acres in extent. It has gone in brown patches, mostly seen 

 where the field slopes most." 



3. From C. Marshall, Esq., Hadres Court, Canterbury, 21 June, 

 1903 :— 



"The field in 1900 was in a poor condition. In 1901 a very good 

 crop of swedes was grown, the ground having ten loads of manure 

 and also some superphosphate. The swedes were fed off by sheep 

 having plenty of cake and oats and a crop of barley put in very late 

 (which came up thick but very short of straw) and clover was drilled. 



