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more liable to attack than early-flowering mustards, because Crocido- 
lomia is likely to be present.in larger numbers later in the season. 
CaBBAGE (Brassica oleracea.) 
The pests of cabbage are, generally speaking, very similar to those of 
mustard, although we have a longer list of pests on cabbage, probably 
largely due to the fact that this is a garden crop. 
Cabbage seedlings are eaten by :— 
Dorylus orientalis. 
Athalia proxima. 
Chiloloba acuta. 
Psylliodes tenebrosus. 
Brachytrypes portentosus (achatinus). 
Dorylus orientalis [ “‘ South Indian Insects,” p. 274, fig. I11] 
is a common pest of seedlings in most districts, this ant attacking them 
from below-ground in the same way as a termite. Watering the plants 
with Crude Oil Emulsion or similar deterrent will ward off such attack 
temporarily. 
Athalia proxima {Entomological Memoirs, Vol. I, pp. 557-371, tab. 
20] occurs on the leaves, which are eaten by the larva. Dusting the 
plants with kerosinized ashes is usually effective in checking and avert- 
ing attack. ; 
Chiloloba acuta |** South Indian Insects,’ p, 284, fig. 124] has been 
reported from Pachmarhi as injuring cabbage seedlings in the grub stages 
Watering with Crude Oil Emulsion or other deterrent and search in the 
soil around the plants are indicated as control measures. 
Psylliodes tenebrosus is a small Halticine beetle which was reported 
from Jeolikote and Bhim Tal as doing extensive damage to seedling 
cabbages. Sprinkling the plants with kerosinized ashes should keep 
away pests of this sort. 
Brachytrypes portentosus (achatinus) [‘‘ South Indian Insets ” p. 
536, fig. 430] is widely distributed in Bengal and Bihar and damages 
cabbage seedlings after transplantation. In the case of garden cultiva- 
tion, such as cabbages, the best means of control is to hunt down and 
kill these crickets in their burrows, which are usually easy to find 
especially in the evening when the crickets emerge. They may be 
flooded out with a little water and killed or, if a burrow is found occupied, 
a little petrol may be poured in and the earth stamped down. 
