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green, green soap and Persian powder was also used. Lethrus cepha- 

 loles, Epicomefis hirta and Eriophyes vitis were also reported. 



Province of the Don : In the central districts, Lethrus cepJialotes 

 (after the middle of April) Epicometis hirla (between 26tb April and 

 28th May) and Eriophyes vitis (after the appearance of the first leaves) 

 were reported. In the South, Otiorrhynclms sp. also occurred. In 

 Astrachan, E. vitis and Polychrosis botrana Avere present. 



In the Province of Terek : Two species of Curcuhonids are reported 

 from the district of Modok. Hand collection and tobacco dust were 

 used. 



In the Province of Kuban, Ino ampelophaga played havoc with the 

 vinestocks in some localities, especially where the vineyards were 

 cultivated late ; hand collection was adopted, as spraying with barium 

 chloride did not give good results. 



In the govt, of Tchernomorsk (Black Sea), the chief pests were, 

 two species of Curcuhonids, Ino ampelophaga, Otiorrhynchus turca, 

 Eriophyes sp. and Cecidomyia sp. ; the last two were controlled by 

 cutting away and burning the infested leaves. In the govt, of Tiflis, 

 Mehlontha sp., Ino sp., Phylloxera, Eriophyes vitis, Otiorrhynchus, 

 Polychrosis botrana, Rhynchifes betidae and Cecidomyia sp. were all 

 present. 



In the Province of Dagestan, only Ino ampelophaga and Eriophyes 

 vitis were reported. 



Sacharov (N.). TyceHMUa Talis quercella Schiff. B"b CienflXT* LJlapeB- 

 CKaro yt3fla, AcipaxaHCKOtl ry6. [The caterpillar of Talis quercella, 

 Schiff., in the steppes of the Zarev district of the govt, of 

 Astrachan.] — Reprint from«CenbCK0-X03flMCTBeHHblM BtCTHHKl) 

 K)ro-BoCTOKa.» [Agricultural Messenger of the South-East], 

 Saratov, no. 4, 1915, 12 pp., 6 figs. 



Caterpillars which did great damage to fodder grasses and young 

 wheat in Zarev in April 1914, were first identified as those of Crambus 

 luteellus, Schiff., but, later, proved to be those of Talis quercella, 

 Schiff. When the author arrived on 5th May, the caterpillars had 

 almost totally destroyed Poa bulbosa, L., var. vivipara, L., which is 

 common amongst the steppe grasses, some 810 acres of steppe plants 

 and several acres of yomig wheat. The caterpillars were found in 

 holes in the surface of the soil. The whole steppe was covered with 

 these holes, which were 2 or 3 inches deep, their openings being wholly 

 or partly covered with web, while some of the openings were connected 

 by a tunnel, constructed of fragments of earth entangled in web with 

 the nearest roots. The caterpillars are thought to remain in these 

 holes throughout their hfe, gradually enlarging the diameter as they 

 grow and pupating in them. They pass the day inside the holes, 

 emerging at night in search of food. They did not eat broad-leaved 

 plants, such as wormwood, Euphorbia, Cruciferae, Compositae, etc. 

 The damage to wheat was similar to that caused by caterpillars of 

 Euxoa segetum, SchifE., but no holes were present in the wheat fields, 

 the caterpillars there hiding in the earth, underneath lumps, being 

 mostly concentrated round the remaining crops. Wheat, as well as 

 Poa bulbosa, was either totally devoured, or the roots destroyed. When 

 the same spot was visited on 5th July they were found in a state of 



