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WoLcoTT (G. N.). The Cotton Boll- Weevil in Cuba.— Proc. Ent. Soc. 

 of Washingto?i, Washington, D.C., xvi, no. 3, September 1914, 

 pp. 120-122. 



A chronological record of the distribution of Anfhonomus grandis 

 in Cuba states that the cotton boll-weevil was first recorded there 

 in 1871. From 1900 cotton-cultivation spread widely, until a plague 

 of boll-weevils entirely destroyed the crop, and no cotton was planted 

 except for a few small plots at the Estacion Agronomica, Santiago de 

 las Vegas. Wild tree-cotton plants remained to furnish the boll- weevil 

 with a food supply, but later the large cotton trees in Western Cuba 

 were destroyed by a series of hurricanes. From 1908 to May 1912, no 

 boll- weevils have been found on the cotton at the Estracion Agronomica. 

 At Artemisa, cotton entirely free from the boll-weevil has been cultivated 

 from 1909 to 1912, the grower attributing his success largely to the fact 

 that the cotton was planted towards the end of the rainy season in 

 October or November, and harvested in the spring, before the rains 

 began. No boll-weevils have been discovered to date, except near 

 Cienfuegos in Central Chapana, where, in February 1914, three cotton 

 plants were found to be attacked. Cotton is not grown commercially 

 there, and no other plants in the neighbourhood seemed to be injured. 

 Eight adult boll-weevils were collected, six of w^hich were destroyed 

 a few days later by the ant, Solenopsis geminafa. 



In March 1914, the author visited Kingston, Jamaica, and reported 

 that no boll-weevils were to be found on any of the varieties of cotton 

 grown there. 



D'Ambrosio (G.). Invasione di bruchi. [An outbreak of caterpillars.] 

 — Boll. Catt. Ainb. d'Agric. Brindisi, viii, no. 9, September 1914, 

 pp. 70-71. 



An outbreak of caterpillars is reported from the district around 

 Brindisi, those of Pieris brassicae and P. rapae being particularly 

 numerous. The flea-beetle, Haltica oleracea, was also abundant. The 

 ground should be sprinkled with lime, ashes or sulphur, and the insects 

 collected. Turkeys will greedily devour them, especially if let loose 

 early in the morning. Lead arsenate is very efficient, but hardly 

 advisable for kitchen-garden crops. 



Lewton-Brain (L.). Agriculture in Malay in 1913. — Dept. Agric, 

 Fed. Malay States, Kuala Lumpur, Bull. no. 20, September 1914, 

 pp. 1-45, 7 tables. 



This bulletin is reprinted from the annual report of the Director 

 of Agriculture for 1913, and contains the following notes on insect 

 pests :—Xyleborus parvulus, closely related to X. fornicatus, Eich., of 

 Ceylon, bores into the trunk or branches of rubber trees, usually into 

 those which have some fungus disease, the fork of a tree or the end of 

 a badly pruned branch being a favourite point of attack. Diseased trees 

 should be cut down and burnt ; tar, or if this is unsuccessful, lead 

 arsenate should be applied to healthy trees attacked by X. parvulus. 

 The Lepidopteron, Hidari irava, did some damage to coconuts, but 

 was kept under by the attacks of a small hymenopterous parasite. 



