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and pupae of this weevil collected at the end of May, only 13 parasites 

 were reared, belonging to two species of Icheumonids and one Chalcid. 

 According to several years observations, paradise apples are very 

 little attacked by this pest. Hypononieuta ■mallmellus, Z., was on the 

 wing during June and was parasitised by two Ichneumonids and a 

 Tachinid. An exceptional case of injury to pear-trees by caterpillars 

 of Vanessa polychloros resulting in total defoliation is recorded. Aporia 

 crataegi was scarce, being parasitised by Apanteles [Microgaster) 

 ghmeratus, L. Caterpillars of Eucosma. [Tmctocera) ocellana, SchifE., 

 appeared on apple trees, in some cases in company with Argi/roploce 

 {GraphoUtlia) variegana, Hb. Other new pests were Coleophora 

 kenierobiella, ^coip., and C. nigricella, Steph., two species of Ichneu- 

 monids and one Chalcid being reared from the latter. Other pests of 

 orchards included : Psylla mali, Forst., and Melolontha melontha, L., 

 a large outbreak of which occurred in one nursery, where about 78,000 

 adults were destroyed by handpicking. Psylliodes atteniiatus, Koch, 

 and Phorodon kumuli, Schr., injured hops. 



The chief pests of market-gardens were Gri/llotalpa gryllotalpa, L., 

 Hylemyia antiqua, Mg., and Pier is brassicae, L. Beetroots suffered 

 from flea-beetles and Otiorrhynchus ligustici, L., which replaces in 

 Volhynia Bothynoderes {Cleonus) punctiventris, Germ., which is preva- 

 lent in Kiev. Clover was attacked by Apion assimile, Kirby, and 

 A. trijolii, L., the latter being less numerous. 



Pests of cereals included : — Bruchus {Laria) pisorum, L., Feltia 

 {Aqrotis) exclamationis, L. ; Apamea (Hydroecia) nictilans, Bkh. ; 

 Hadena basilinea, F. ; Barathra (Mameslm) brassiaie, L. ; Polia (M.) 

 persicariae, L. ; P. (M.) pisi, L. ; P. [M.) olemcea, L. 



Forests were injured by Acronycta rumicis, L., Episema (Diloba) 

 coeruleocephalu, L., Lynmnlria motiacha, L., Panolis jiammea, SchifE. 

 {jmiiperda, Panz.), DendroUmus pini, L., and Hibernia defoliaria, CI. 



A list of enemies of bees includes : -Epeira diadema, L., Ache- 

 ■rontia atropos, L., Galleria meUonella, L., Meloe violaceus, Mar., 

 M. proscarabeus, L., Trichodes apiarius, L., Bombus tcrreslris, L., Vespa 

 crabro, L., V. vulgaris, L., ants of the genera Formica, Lasius, and 

 others, Forficida auricular ia,Ij., Braida coeai, Nitzsch, and some mites. 

 Bees also suffer fi'om a disease caused by Bacillas alveolaris. The 

 most important of these pests is G. meUonella, of which two genera- 

 tions occur. 



A short report of the work of the staff of the Bureau is appended, 

 and mention is also made of a project by the local Zemstvo for enlarg- 

 ing the existing Bureau and instituting a Station, with Entomological 

 and Phytopathological Sections, the total cost of which, including a 

 new building, is estimated to amount to about £4,000. 



DUBNIAKOV (K.). OOt aNlSapHblXTj BpeflMTe/lflX"b. [On Pests of 

 Stored Grain.] — «Xo3flMCTBO Ha AoHy.» [Husbandry on tlie 

 Don], Novoicherkassk, xi, no. 14, 7th August 1916, pp. 627-630. 

 [Received 16th March 1917.] 



Cala.ndragranaria,Jj.,hsiSvecent\j become very numerous in the 

 Province of Don and the resulting damage has been especially serious 

 in the last few years, when large quantities of grain and other 



