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in May, and later, being uncontrolled, also infested tea. The Pyralid 

 moth, Etiella zinckenelh,, bored the pods of Tephrosia "candida in 

 October, and these were also attacked by Araecenis fascicuhtus in 

 December. 



Dadap [Erythrina] was attacked by the paddle-legged bug {Anoplo' 

 cnemis phasiam). Temstia medcvlosalis, Agathodes osfenlaUs, Dasychira 

 horsfieldi (?) and CydopeUa siccifolia, 



Ritchie (A. H.). CucVrXs. -J I. Jamaica Agric. Soc, Kingston, xx, n 

 no. 6, June 1916, pp. 209-210. [Received 19th December 1916.] ^ 



Against the brown cricket, GryUus assimilis, the application of wet 

 red lead to the seeds before planting, or the use of poison baits in which 

 syrup may be used instead of molasses, are advised. The following 

 mixture is recommended :- Bran, lib.; Paris green, 1 oz. ; syrup, 

 3 oz. ; orange or lemon, ^ fruit ; water, li^ pints. 



An editorial note states that a thin coating of gas-tar to the seeds 

 does not hinder germination, but that passing them through a mixture 

 of kerosene oil and wood ashes is equally effective. 



Inseet Pests in Jamaica. — Jl. Jamaica Agric. Soc, Kingston, xx, no. 11, 

 November 1916, pp. 432-435. 

 As the banana borer weevil [Costnopolifes sordidus] is apparently 

 jDresent throughout the irrigated area of St. Catherine, and has been 

 found on areas which have hitherto produced 90 to 99 per cent, of 

 bananas, the President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society considers 

 that it would be a serious matter for the authorities to proceed on 

 drastic lines unless more definite knowledge were obtained. The 

 planters have done everything possible ; they have dug out infested 

 roots and treated them with carbon bisulphide, but owing to the extent 

 of the infestation, the carrying out of the orders of the Director of 

 Agriculture with regard to control would result in great losses and the 

 destruction of valuable plantations. Reports from Fiji show that the 

 i:>osition there with regard to this borer is the same as in Jamaica, and 

 experience points to the fact that the best means of preventing in- 

 festation is to keep the fiekls clean. Under these ciicumstances, the 

 Governor has taken the responsibility of ordering the suspension of the 

 orders of the Director of Agriculture, as far as St. Catherine is concerned. 



Alfieri (M. a.). Observations sur Sphenoptera trispinosa, Klug (Col. 

 Buprestidae). [Observations on Sphenoptera trispinosa, Klug.] — 

 Bull. Soc Entom. d'Egypte, Cairo, part 1, January-March 1916^ 

 pp. 15-16. [Received 27th December 1916.] 



The larvae of Sphenoptera trispinosa are recorded as living in the base 

 of the stenii of Seshania aegyptiaca, which is largely used by the natives 

 for hedging their fields. 



Alfieri (H. A.). Les Parasites de la Seshania aegyptiaca, Pers. [The 

 Insect Enemies of Seshania aegyptiaca, Pers. | — Bull. Soc Entom. 

 d'Egypte, Cairo, part 1, January-March 1916, pp. 22-24. 

 [Received 27th December 1916.] 



The larva of Lampides {Polyommatus) haeticu, L., attacks the flowers 

 of Seshania aegyptiaca. The enemies of this butterfly include the 



