Mr. Andrews. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
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Another mite, as yet unidentified, which is usually a minor pest, 
did great damage last year in the Terai. The damage caused is much 
like the effects of Canker. 
That brings us to the end of Tea-pests. Of course, I know that most 
of you are not directly concerned with pests of tea as such, but many of 
these insects are not confined to tea and this discussion has brought oué 
many points of general interest, such as the connection between soil- 
contents and the incidence of Helopeltis and the value of spraying and 
other insecticidal methods. I am sure that we are all indebted to Mr. 
Andrews for the information he has given us. We will now consider the 
pests of Coffee. 
CoFFEE (Coffea arabica.) 
We will take first the leaf-eating species :-— 
Estigmene lactinea. 
Creatonotus gangis. 
Olene mendosa. 
Parasa lepida. 
Belippa ferruginec. 
Homona coffearia. 
Aularches miliaris. 
Leaf-miner. 
Sympiezomias frater. 
Sympiezomias cretaceus. 
Serica pruinosa. 
None of these are of any great importance as pests of coffee in India. 
Estigmene lactinea, Creatonotus gangis, Olene mendosa and Parasa 
lepida are all examples of polyphagous species which may occur 
sporadically on coffee. 
Belippa ferruginea (laleana) is the curious, squat, rounded, pale 
green, gelatinous, slug-like larva which is found commonly on coffee- 
leaves. It occurs in some numbers in Coorg, but cannot be said to 
do damage, so far as I know. 
Homona coffearia probably breeds on coffee in Coorg because, as I 
told you when discussing this species in connection with tea, I took 
examples at Pollibetta, where they must have bred on coffee. However, 
we know nothing of its occurrence as a pest of coffee in India. 
Aularches miliaris is sometimes found in large numbers on Coffee 
Estates, usually on paths or in open spaces. They apparently congregate 
for pairing and are sluggish and fairly easily killed by beating with 
sticks or any similar simple means. The immature hoppers are found 
