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roots of fruit trees ; the adults are leaf and bud eaters and are some- 

 times a pest of grape vines. The eggs are laid at night on a leaf which 

 is folded over by the female. The larvae, shortly after hatching, 

 pass to the ground and begiii to bore into the roots. Pupation takes 

 place in the tunnels. The adults emerge from the ground and crawl 

 on to the trees to oviposit. To reduce the number of adults, hand- 

 picking may be resorted to. Arsenate of lead sprayed on to the foliage 

 destroys a number of the beetles, as they feed on the leaves and buds. 

 Trees which show infestation of the roots, must be uncovered 

 and exposed larvae or pupae destroyed. Eriocmnpoides limacina 

 {Selandria cerasi) and Cacoecia postvittana have been recorded on 

 fruit trees. Xyleborus solidus is becoming a serious pest of apple, 

 pear, plum, etc. The adult bores into trunk and branches, forming 

 long cylindrical tmmels. The larvae feed on a fungus which develops 

 in the tunnels. A repellent wash is made from soft soap, 1 pt. crude 

 carbolic acid and 15-20 gals, water. Bnjohia praetiosa (pratensis), 

 Eriophyes pyri, Cryptophaga spp. and Ceratitis capitata have been 

 recorded. The Lymantriid, Tela anartoides, occasionally attacks 

 the foliage of cherry, apple, etc. The larvae can be controlled by lead 

 arsenate spray. The Saturniid, Antheraea eucalypti, and the cotton- 

 worm, Prodenia litura {Utforalis), are also minor pests of apple foliage 

 and can be controlled by means of lead arsenate or hand-picking. 



Plants Protection Act, 1914. — Bahamas Official Gaz., Nassau, no. 15, 

 3rd April 1915, pp. 89-90. [Received from Colonial Office 

 10th May 1915.] 



By the rules of this Act, all plants imported into the Bahamas must 

 be landed at the port of Nassau, except when special permission has 

 been obtained to land at some other place in the Colony, and must be 

 delivered up to the Comptroller of Customs. If accompanied by a 

 certificate stating that place of origin of the imported plants is free 

 from disease, such plants may be delivered to the importer without 

 undergoing fumigation or disinfection. If no certificate is forthcoming, 

 the plants shall be examined by authorised persons, and will be des- 

 troyed or fumigated if necessary. All plants must be removed from 

 the place of disinfection or fumigation within 24 hours after notification 

 by the Board of Agriculture. Expenses of removal and of fumigation 

 and disinfection shall be borne by the importer. Any importer of 

 plants disinfected under these Rules, shall, if required, keep the Board 

 informed as to the disposal of such plants. 



Ehrhorn (E. M.). Report of the Division of Entomology. — Hawaiian 

 Forester and Agric, Honolulu, xii, no. 4, April 1915, pp. 95-97. 



During February 1915, 23 packages of fruit and five of vegetables 

 were intercepted and destroyed. Many flowering bulbs were infested 

 by Pemphigus sp. and were fumigated before delivery. Onions and 

 garlic taken from a Filipino were found infested with the larvae of a 

 Lepidopteron. Coconuts from Fanning Island were attacked by 

 Hemichionaspis minor. Two colonies of the Australian Coccinelhd, 

 Noviiis (Vedalia) cardinalis, were reared and distributed in order to 

 control a slight outbreak of the cottony cushion scale {Icerya purchasi). 



