Mr. David. 
Mr. M. M. Lal. 
Mr. Andrews. 
Mz. Fletcher. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
Mr. M. M. Lal. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
94. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 
Anomala grubs sometimes injure groundnut roots but we have no 
exact information about the species concerned or the real amount of 
damage done. 
Termites also often attack groundnut below ground and may do a 
cood deal of damage, but here again we want to know a great deal more 
about the species of Termites concerned—probably it is usually a species 
of Microtermes—and whether quite healthy plants are attacked or only 
those which are sickly or dying from other causes. 
At Cawnpur Termites are bad on groundnut, and at times large 
patches are attacked. Crude Oil Emulsion is used with success in the 
irrigation water on the Cawnpur Farm. 
Crude Oil Emulsion was used in the irrigation channel at Jhajhar, 
Rohtak District, Punjab, and putting the Emulsion in a bag, as is 
generally advocated, was found of no use. A man was then placed at 
the head of the channel to mix the Crude Oil Emulsion thoroughly with 
the water with his hands; this was found successful. At Jhajhar, 
Termites are so bad that groundnut cannot be grown there. 
In the Hill Districts of North-East India oil-cake is put in pits before 
tea-plants are transplanted into them. This saves the plants from 
termite attack to some extent. 
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Dorylus orientalis was reported in June 1911 as doing damage to 
early-sown groundnut at Shahabad, Hardoi District, United Provinces. 
In this case termites were also implicated. 
Gonocephalum elongatum has been reported from Cawnpur, the adult 
beetles being found on groundnut, but it seems doubtful whether the 
beetles were on the roots or were really doing damage. 
Nicer Seep (Guizotia abyssinica). 
| Khorasan—Hind. | 
We have notes of a few pests on the leaves of Niger Seed :— 
Agrotis flammatra. 
Perigea capensis. 
Plusia orichalcea. 
Chrotogonus. 
2 Pachnephorus. 
Agrotis flammatra seems to occur chiefly in the Punjab. 
The caterpillars cut off young shoots in the Punjab. 
We have already dealt with A. flammatra under gram. We want 
to know more about this insect before we can recommend any effective 
