Mr. Jhaveri. 
Mr. Khare. 
Mr. M. M. Lal. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
124 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 
Heliothis obsoleta was found boring bhindi pods at Pusa in January 
1916, but it must be regarded as a rarity on this plant and has never 
been noticed as a pest. 
Various sucking insects occur on bhindi :-— 
Eurybrachys tomentosa. 
Dysdercus cingulatus. 
Oxycarenus letus. 
Corizus rubicundus. 
Jassids. 
Aphis malve. 
Saissetia (Lecanium) nigra. 
Pseudococeus (Dactylopius) nipe. 
ee 3 virgatus. 
Eurybrachys tomentosa has been noted on tender shoots of bhindi at 
Nagpur and Aurangabad but it is not a pest, I think, 
Dysdercus cingulatus occurs on bhindi in large numbers and must be 
regarded as a pest. 
Oxycarenus letus occurs in old, dry pods in the same way as it does 
in cotton-bolls, but probably does little damage to the plant. 
Corizus rubicundus is found in some numbers on bhindi and is pro- 
bably a minor pest. 
Jassids occur in all districts and are said to attack the bhindi crop in 
Bombay during the monsoon but we do not know the species concernéd 
or much about the attack. 
Jassids occur on bhindi leaves in Gujarat. 
In the Central Provinces bhindi plants are attacked by Jassids at 
Nagpur. 
Jassids occur on bhindi in the Punjab also. 
Aphis malve has been found on bhindi at Pusa but scarcely as a pest. 
Saissetia (Lecanium) nigra occurs more or less casually on bhindi 
but is also scarcely a pest. 
Pseudococcus (Dactylopius) nipe and virgatus occur in small numbers 
on the stems and shoots, but rarely give trouble as pests. 
A few boring insects attack bhindi : 

Sphenoptera gossypii. 
Alcides sp. 
Pempheres affinis. 
Robica honesta. 
Sphenoptera gossypii occasionally bores into bhindi in the districts 
in which it occurs but is not a regular pest of bhind?. 
