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adults is a weed, Crofdlaria sp. The female wasps have been found 

 experimentally to oviposit on LamelUcorn larvae, as also does another 

 Thynnid, Tachynomijia sp. 



Green (E. C.)- A Lagarta rosada dos Capulhos no Brasil. [The Pink 

 Bollworm in Brazil.] — Bol. Minist. Agric, Ind. e Comm., Rio de 

 Janeiro, vii, January- April 1918, pp. 101-114, 2 plates. [Received 

 15th March 1920.] 



The pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella, was noticed in Brazil 

 in 1914. This paper reviews its life-history and the methods needeti 

 to combat it. 



A Lagarta verde dos Cafesaes, Eacles magniUca. Walk. [The green 

 Coffee CaterpiUar.] — Chacaras e Quintaes, S. Paulo, xxi, no. 2, 

 15th February 1920, pp. 101-102, 2 figs. 



The green coffee caterpillar, Citheronia (Eacles) magnifica, Wlk., 

 feeds on the leaves of coffee plants. A caterpillar taken early in May 

 entered the pupal stage on 7th May and the adult moth emerged on 

 9tli October. This pest is known from many parts of Brazil, Paraguay 

 and various parts of North America. It is not confined to coffee, 

 being also found on mango {Mangifera indica) and other plants. 

 Hand collection is the remedial measure advised for it. 



BoNDAR (G.). Como combater a Lagarta dos Galhos da Figueira. — 



[Measures against the Fig Shoot Caterpillar.] — Chacaras e Quin- 

 taes, S. Paulo, xxi, no. 2, 15th February 1920, pp. 108-109, 1 fig. 



The caterpillar of the Pyralid, Azochis gripusalis, Wlk., causes 

 serious injury to the cultivated fig {Ficus carica) and some wild figs 

 of the genus Urustigma in Brazil. From November to June in many 

 of the shoots holes are found covered with excreta bound together 

 with a silken substance. The caterpillar occurs within the shoot, 

 the terminal leaves and soft parts of which wither and the fruits 

 become atrophied. All infested parts must be cut off and burned. 



Eavaz (L.). Les Traitements arsenicaux contre la Pyrale. — Progres 

 Agric. Vitic, Montpellier , Ixxiv, no. 3, 18th January 1920, 

 pp. 53-55. 



Owing to the difficulty of obtaining sufficient fuel for hot water 

 treatments against Sparganothis pilleriana, and because fumigation 

 is only possible on light soils, more reliance than ever will have to be 

 placed in the use of arsenicals either in the known commercial forms or 

 in home-made solutions. A formula recommended for the latter is 

 30 lb. sodium carbonate dissolved in 13 gals, hot water, to which 30 lb. 

 powdered arsenious acid is added while stirring, and then 30 lb. soap. 

 The soap is not indispensable, and instead of arsenious acid or sodium 

 arsenite, sodium arsenate can be used. Before use, this solution is 

 diluted with 10 or 12 times its volume of water, and should be applied 

 towards the end of the winter. 



