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Morinea (Moringa pterygosperma). 
The leaves of Moringa are eaten by the caterpillars of— 
Pericallia ricint. 
Eupterote mollifera. 
Noorda blitealis. 
Pericallia ricini [‘‘ South Indian Insects,” pp. 370-371, fig. 232] 
occurs, chiefly in Madras, as a minor pest. The larve may be hand- 
picked. 
Eupterote mollifera [“ South Indian Insects,” pp. 404-405, fig. 275] 
is a specific pest of Moringa in Madras, occurring sporadically in enor- 
mous numbers and defoliating the trees attacked. The caterpillars 
usually rest in the daytime in a mass on the tree-trunk and may then 
be burnt off with a torch, care being taken not to handle them or even 
to approach nearer than is necessary the trees affected, as the larval 
hairs are highly urticative. Hupterote mollifera has also been noted in 
Ceylon as a pest of Erythrina. 
Noorda blitealis [l.c., pp. 441-442, fig. 318] occurs throughout the 
Plains of India, Burma and Ceylon as a very minor pest of Moringa, 
the caterpillar attacking the leaves, shoots and small pods. We have 
it from Hagari (Bellary District), on Moringa, from Nagpur on “ Munga ” 
(the Santal name for Moringa), and we have moths also from Pusa 
and Myingyan (Upper Burma). The caterpillar folds or joins the leaves 
and sometimes does considerable damage by feeding on the green subs- 
tance of the leaves. 
In the Central Provinces the caterpillar is found on the pods. Mr 
Cyclopelta siccifolia {‘‘ South Indian Insects,” p. 476, fig. 357] some- Mr 
times occurs on Moringa also, although this foodplant is not included 
in my book. In the Southern parts of Bombay it is sometimes a bad 
pest during the Rains. The bugs may be collected by hand. 
At Nagpur Batocera rubus bores in the stems of Moringa. Mr 
Preprer (Piper nigrum). 
Pepper is grown chiefly in the Hill Districts of Southern India. In Mr. 
Coffee Districts it is often grown up the shade-trees amongst the Coffee. 
The leaves are attacked occasionally by caterpillars of Parasa lepida 
but this is of little account as a regular pest, and the worst pests are 
Scale-insects amongst which we know :— 
Mytilaspis piperis. 
Hemichionaspis aspidistre. 
Aspidiotus destructor. 
Lecanium marsupiale. 
. Khare. 
. Fletcher.. 
. Khare. 
Fletcher. 
