Mr, Jhaveri. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
Mr. Ramachandra 
Rao. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
Mr. Khare. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
20S PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 
Thrips are sometimes found in large numbers on lucerne on the 
leaves and in the flowers, but we seem to know very little about any 
damage that they may do and nothing about the species concefned. 
In North Gujarat Thrips are found in some numbers on lucerne. 
Aphids sometimes occur on lucerne but rarely m injurious numbers. 
In March 1913, however, we had a report of Aphids on lucerne on the 
Military Grass Farm at Mhow; they were said to swarm all over 
the plants, so that many plants died down and the attacked plants, 
being covered with sticky exudation, were refused as food by horses. 
Nematodes at the roots of lucerne were also reported from Mhow, but 
I do not know of any other report of their occurrence. 
Sphenoptera arachidis was noted on a small plot of lucerne on the 
Experimental Farm at Bellary. 
Sphenoptera is not likely to do damage if the crop is cut regularly. 
SENJI. 
(Melilotus parviflora.) 
Senji is a sort of clover. It has no regular English name that I know 
of. Its pests are practically the same as those of lucerne. On my list 
T have :— 
Laphygma exigua. 
Hypera medicaginas. 
»  variabilis. 
Sitones crinitus. 
We have just gone over all these and I do not think there is any 
more to add, as regards senji in particular. 
At Nagpur Aphids are found on senjz but are not serious as pests. 
At Nagpur also, at Telinkhedi Farm, Huxoa segetum did serious damage 
to clover, the damaged area looking as if cattle had grazed in it. Lead 
Arsenate baits were tried but attracted very few caterpillars. The 
affected plots were then irrigated with the result that all the caterpillars 
were flooded out and picked up by birds. Three irrigations were found 
sufficient to rid the field of all the caterpillars. 
SHAFTAL. 
(Trifolium resupinatum.) 
Shaftal is grown very extensively in the Peshawar Valley and has 
much the same pests as lucerne. It is usually swarming with larve of 
Laphygma exigua in all stages of growth and this is undoubtedly the 
worst pest of this crop, The larvee of Colias hyale and Colias croceus, 
