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miles. The following is a list of the pests observed : — Pests of seedling 

 gra.in-cvop<. :^OscineU(( (Oscinis) frit; Chaetocnema aridula, Gyl. ; 

 Cicaduki sexnotata, Fall., frequently accompanied by Deltocephalus 

 striatus, L., was present everywhere ; Agriotes lineatus L. ; Trigonotylus 

 nificornis, Geoffr. ; Chlorops taeniopus, Meig ; Phyllotreta vittula, Redt., 

 on young winter wheat ; Mayetiola {Cecidomyia) destructor. Say ; 

 Lasioptera cerealis, Lind., the larvae of which injured young rye, a 

 large number of Oxythyrea funesta, Poda (stictica, L.) being also found 

 in the ears. 



Pests of wheat and rye in the ear : Aelia acuminata, L. ; Eurygaster 

 iiuiura, L. ; Anisoplia aprica var. brenskei, Reit., found in large numbers, 

 mostly on rye, less frequently on wheat ; Trachea basilinea, Schifi. ; 

 Linwthrips denticornis, Hal., Haplothrips aculeata, Uzel, and an 

 unidentified species of Thrips, present in very large numbers ; Oscinella 

 (Oscinis) frit, L. ; Mayetiola destructor, Say, and Chlorops taeniopus, 

 Meig. ; Siphonophora cerealis, Kalt. ; Amphimallus solstitialis, L., and 

 Lema melanopa, L. 



Pests of peas : Sitones crinitus, 01., S. sulcifrons, Thunb. ; Polia 

 (Mamestra) pisi, L. ; Siphonophora pisi, Kalt., which did great damage 

 in some parts, but was checked by the following enemies : Coccinella 

 1 -punctata, L., C. conglobata, L., and the Syrphids Sphaerophoria 

 {Melithreptus) scripta, L., and Melanastoma mellinum, L. ; Cydia 

 {Grapholitha) dorsana, F., destroys the peas inside the pods. 



Pests of cruciferous crops : Phyllotreta sinuata, Steph. ; Meligethes 

 brassicae. Scop.* ; PsyUiodes chrysocephalus, L. ; Phyllotreta nemorum, 

 L., the last three species being found on nuistard ; Meligethes sp. was 

 also found on rape. 



Pests of clover, lucerne and buckwheat : Sitones crinitus, 01. ; 

 S. sulcifrons, Thmib. ; S. tibialis, Germ. ; Apion apricans, Hrbst. ; 

 Pedinus femoralis, L. No pests of linseed were found, but hemp was 

 injured by PsyUiodes attenuatus, Koch. 



Pests of market-gardens : Barathra {Mamestra) brassicae, L. ; 

 Eurydema (Strachia) oleraceum, L. and Eurydema festivum var. 

 decoratutn, H. S. {Strachia pustulata, Fieb.) ; Athalia spiTmrum, F. ; 

 Plutella maculipennis. Curt, {cruciferarum Zell.), all of which injuied 

 cabbage ; fodder-beet was injured by larvae of Melolontha hippo- 

 castani, F., and by caterpillars of Agrotis sp. ; while carrots were 

 injured by larvae of Agriotes lineatus, L. 



Pests of poppy : Aphis rumicis, L., {papaveris, F.) and probably 

 Ceuthorrhynchus macula-alba, Hrbst. Sunflowers were injured by 

 caterpillars of Honioeosoma nebidlela, Hb., and asparagus by Crioceris 

 ^-punctata, L., and C. 12-punctata, L. Bush-fruit was damaged by 

 Pteronus ribesii, L., {Nematus ventricosus, KL), Selandria morio, F., 

 and other species of Tenthredinidae. 



Pests of orchards : Hyponomeuta malinellus, Zell., from the cocoons 

 of which the author has reared the Ichneumons, Pimpila examinator, F., 

 and Angitia {Limneriunt) tibialis, Grav., and some hyperparasites 

 belonging to the genus Tetrastichus ; Cydia ponionella, L. ; Aporia 

 crataegi, L. ; Argyresthia conjugella, Zell. ; Aphis ])0)ni, de Geer ; 

 Eriocampoides limacina, L., {Eriocampa adumbrata, Kl.) ; while in 



[* The identity of this species is uncertain. — Ed.] 

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