Coffee in Ceylon. — Tropical Agriculturist, Peradeniya, xlv, no. 3, 

 September 1915, p. 156. 



Til an extract from the Annual Report of the Manager of the Experi- 

 ment Station at Peradeniya for 191 i, it is stated that the Uganda 

 coffee-bushes were attacked by the green scale [Coccus viridis] but 

 became self-infected with the fungus, Cephalosporium hcanii, with 

 the result that the scale was all destroyed. This is considered remark- 

 able, as it was supposed this fungus only thrived under shade and in a 

 damp atmosphere, whereas these bushes had no shade whatever. 



Rutherford (A.). Some New Ceylon Coccidae.^JZ. Bombay Nat. 

 Hist. Soc, Bomb ly, xxiv, no. 1, 30th September 1915, pp. 111-118. 



The following new species of Coccidae are described : — Ripersia 

 theae, on branches of tea at Peradeniya in June 1913 and July 1914 ; 

 Coccus litseae, from stem and branches of Litsea longifolia ; Neole- 

 canium pseudoleae, from branches of cinnamon ; Aspidiotus panicij 

 from the leaf-sheaths of Panicum uncinatum at Peradeniya ; Parlatoria 

 zeylanica, associated with Chionaspis simplex, Gr., and Aspidiotus 

 secretus, Gr., on a small bamboo ; P. cinnamoni, from the upper 

 surface of leaves of cinnamon ; Lepidosaphes vandae, from the stems 

 of Vanda spathulata ; Leucaspis limoniae, from leaves and petioles of 

 Limonia alata ; Aulacaspis uncinati, from beneath the leaf-sheaths of 

 Panicum uncinatum. 



Travers (W. L.). Locusts in North Bengal. — Jl. Bombay Nat. Hist. 

 Soc, Bombay, xxiv, no. 1, 30th September 1915, pp. 197-198. 



An invasion of locusts occurred in the District of Jalpaiguri on 8th 

 July 1915, the swarm apparently arriving from the south or south- 

 east. Nitrogenous shade trees and green crops, including Albizzia 

 stipulata, Tephrosia Candida, etc., suffered considerable damage. 

 Locusts have never been previously recorded in this district and their 

 presence is remarkable considering the extremely heavy rainfall. 



€hatterjee (N. C). Chemotropism, Influence of Kusum Oil on 

 Insects. — Jl. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, Bombay, xxiv, no. 1, 30th 

 September 1915, pp. 198-199. 



The effect of kusum {Schleichera trijuga) oil on the Coreid bug, 

 Serinetha augur, was tested in various localities iu Delira Dun during 

 November and December 1913. The experiments were carried out 

 when the eggs were hatching and the larvae were passing through the 

 different moults. It was found that the oil had a chemotropic influence 

 on both sexes of the bug. Large numbers of males, females and nymphs 

 were caught by sprinkling a few drops of oil on a suitable object. The 

 nearer the oil was to the insects the larger the catch. S. augur is not 

 known as a pest of crops in India, but further observations should be 

 made to determine whether this oil has any effect on other insects 

 of more economic importance. 



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