Mr. Robertson- 
Brown. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
Mr. Ratiram. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
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feeding on the fruits punctured by Ophideres ; an examination of their 
proboscides wou'd settle this point. Probably a good many Noctuid 
moths have a dental armature on the proboscis ; this is the case not only 
in Ophideres, but also in Calpe and Earias. 
Scutellera nobilis was recorded [Indian Museum Notes, V, iti 119] 
as attacking grape fruits at Siripur Farm, Hutwa. We do not know 
it otherwise as a pest. 
The sucking insects found on vine include :— 
Typhlocyba spp. 
Chrysomphalus (Aspidiotus) aonidum (ficus). 
Pulvinaria sp. 
Parlatoria pergander camellie. 
Thrips. 
Mites. 
Typh'ocyba, probably of more than one species, is very abundant 
on grape vine in the Peshawar Valley. Specimens were sent to Mr. 
Distant but were not included in the latest supplement to his Fauna 
volume. With the help of a hand-net it is possible to collect a large 
number from the leaves but this method is hardly practicable as a con- 
trol. Spraying is difficult on account of the density of the leaves. 
In the lower parts of the Peshawar Valley the damage from vine- 
hoppers is so severe that no vines can be grown there. In the Upper 
Valley no damage is done by these hoppers. The pest is bad only where 
there is plenty of moisture. Nothing is done to check the pest. 
Chrysomphalus aonidum (ficus) occurs at Coimbatore and is some- 
times bad on growing stems. 
A species of Pulvinaria occurs at Salem and is a serious pest of the 
shoots and stems. 
Parlatoria pergande: camelie has been reported from Bangalore. 
Thrips sometimes do damage to young leaves of vine in Madras, 
the attacked leaves curling up, but the damage is done chiefly to stray 
plants so that this is not a bad pest. 
Mites also occur on vine leaves but do not seem to have been noted 
as doing any great damage. 
At Raipur termites have been found damaging the plants by attack- 
ing the roots. 
In the case of garden-cultivated plants such as vines control by4 
watering with a deterrent should be easy. 
PINEAPPLE (Ananas sativa). 
We do not seem to know of any insect pests of pine-apple in India. 
I remember seeing some plants infested with a woolly-scale, probably 
