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Pericallia ricini occurs on agathi as well as on various other plants. 
It is sometimes a pest but not serious asa rule. Handpicking and spray- 
ing are indicated. [See “ South Indian Insects,” pp. 370-371, fig. 232.] 
Prodenia litura is a bad pest of agathi in Madras. It is described 
and figured in ‘South Indian Insects” [p. Sore evap Lo) we Mr: 
Ramakrishna Ayyar, will you tell us about this insect on agatha ° 
Prodenia litura is very bad on agathi in Madras when the crop is young. Mr. Ramakrishnz. 
When the plants are three feet high, they are not damaged. Ayyar. 
And control ? Mr. Fletcher. 
In some localities the fields are flooded and the caterpillars leave the Mr. Ramakrishra. 
plants and are eaten by birds. Ayyar. 
Laphygma exigua [“ South Indian Insects,” pp. 378-379, fig. 240] is Mr. Fletcher. 
a pest of agathi as it is of so many other crops. It does not, however, 
seem to be a very bad pest in Madras but occurs throughout the Presi- - 
dency. 
Homoptera glaucinans seems to be a minor pest of agathi. It is de- 
scribed and figured in “ South Indian Insects ” [pp. 389-390, fig. 255] 
and I have nothing more to add to this. 
Catopsilia and Terias, probably more than one species of each, occur 
on agathi at times but seem scarcely pests as a’ rule. 
Then we come to insects boring the stems of agathi. We know 
of :— 
Sphenoptera arachidis. 
Alcides bubo. 
Azygophleps scalaris. 
Azygophleps scalaris we have already noticed under dhaincha and 
it is not an important pest of agathe. 
Sphenoptera arachidis occurs in agathi but has not yet been noticed 
as much of a pest as this crop. [‘ South Indian Insects,” pp. 298-299, 
figs. 141, 142.] 
Alcides bubo, however, may be a bad pest of agathi. It is described 
and figured in “ South Indian Insects ” [pp. 337-338, fig. 196] but some 
more work has been done on it in Madras since then and Mr. Ramakrishna 
Ayyar will tell us about it. 
Alcides bubo has been doing serious damage in South Arcot. The Mr. Ramakrishna 
lifehistory has been worked out and is shown on the coloured plate Ayyar- 
[exhibited]. The lifehistory has already been described in “ South 
Indian Insects.” 
As regards control, Lead Arsenate was tried once ; 1t was sprayed 
on to the plants when they were two feet high. The sprayed plants 
were not rendered quite immune but the weevils came on them very late. 
Only one spraying was given. 
