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Myllocerus viridanus. 
= dentifer. 
ss discolor. 
zs dorsalis. 
Thrips. € 
Mites. 
The grasshoppers occur as minor pests, especially on young plants, 
and can be dealt with by bagging when damage is being done. 
Diacrisia obliqua occurs as a serious pest of groundnut in localities 
where this insect occurs, but fortunately it does not occur in the ground- 
nut-growing districts of Southern India. When groundnut was grown 
experimentally at Pusa it was badly attacked by Déacrisia. Hand- 
picking of egemasses and young larvee is the only thing to do. 
In Burma Diacrisia is a serious pest of groundnut. Mr. Shroff. 
Amsacta albistriga and A. moored occur as regular pests of grouadnut Mr. Fletcher. 
in Southern India. We have already discussed* these species and there 
seems to be no need to go over the ground again. 
Creatonotus gangis [“ South Indian Insects,” pp. 369-370, fig. 251] 
is a sporadic minor pest of groundnut in Madras but does not seem 
to have been noted on this crop elsewhere although it is common 
throughout Tadia and Burma and has a wide range of foodplants. 
Prodenia Vitura was found at Pusa on groundnut when this crop 
was grown here, but it was a minor pest of much less importance than 
Diacrisia obliqua. It may occur in almost all districts as a sporadic 
pest. 
Heliothis obsoleta has been found on groundnut in Madras but ap- 
parently not elsewhere, and does not seem of any importance as a pest 
of this crop. 
Plusia signata [‘‘ South Indian Insects,” p. 393, fig. 259] occurs on 
tender leaves in Madras but is of very minor importance as a pest. 
Anarsia ephippias {“ Indian Insect Life,” p. 534, tab. 56] occurs 
probably throughout the Plains of India as a very minor pest of eround- 
nut, on which it has been found at Pusa, the larva rolling the leaves 
and boring the topshoots which are killed back. Hand-picking of 
attacked leaves and shoots will provide control, the withered shoots 
being easily seen. 
In the Punjab Anarsia attacks groundnut and is a fairly bad pest Mr. M. M. Lal. 
of this crop. Picking out the rolled-up leaves in early stages of attack 
is generally done and at the Farm spraying with Lead Chromate is 
also done at times. 
* See pages 53-53 
