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Cardamom Scolytid. 
In the roots :— 
Hilarographa caminodes. 
Sucking :— 
Stephanitis typrcus. 
‘Of these Dichocrocis punctiferalis and Lampides elpis are generally dis- 
tributed minor pests. The Cardamom Scolytid occurred very abundantly 
in the capsules in Coorg four or five years ago and damaged about fifty 
per cent. of the crop in some localities but does not seem to have occurred 
again recently. 
Hilarographa caminodes is known from Ceylon, but has not yet been 
definitely recorded from India ; however, it probably occurs, so we had 
better keep it on our Pest-list. 
Stephanitis typicus 1s a very minor pest, so far as we know. 
CINCHONA. . 
Cinchona is grown in a good many Hill localities in India, but we Mr. Fletcher. 
‘know of few pests except in South India. 
On the leaves we get Deilephila nerii and Sympiezomias decipiens. 
Deilephila nerit 1s not common on Cinchona as a rule but sometimes 
occurs and, when it does occur, may do damage by stripping off all the 
leaves, especially of young trees, as I have myself seen in Ceylon. 
Sympiezomias decipiens is a small weevil which was reported about three 
years ago as doing considerable damage to Cinchona leaves in the 
Nilgiris ; it was then an undescribed species and we know little more 
about it now. 
There are a few sucking insects. Those on my list are :— 
Helopeltis antonit. 
Coccus viridis. 
Aspidiotus camelliae. 
Chionaspis biclavis. 
Of these Helopeltis antonii is usually common and often does some damage. 
The Scales are of minor importance. 
In the Darjiling District we get Helopeltis theivora on Cinchona. Mr. Andrews. 
Then at the roots we get Cockchafer grubs, belonging to various Mr. Fletcher. 
species of Anomala and Holotrichia. 
These grubs occur in enormous numbers at roots of Cinchona in the Mr. Ramakrishna 
Nilgiris. I have visited the Cimchona Plantations and collected large Ayyar. 
numbers, and these are at present under rearing in the Insectary at 
Coimbatore. 
And as regards control measures ? Mr. Fletcher. 
Apterite has been tried against these grubs and found successful. Mr. Anstead, 
