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being so damaged that the trees succumbed. Sprajdng was quite 

 useless, the only effective method being to collect the beetles. 

 P. oblongus, L., was very common in 1912 injuring the plum trees in 

 nurseries. In 1912 P. viridicoUis, F., was recorded injuring roses. 

 Polydrusus flavipes, DeG., occurred on fruit trees. Hypera {Phyto- 

 nomvs) variabilis, Hbst., not recorded since 1903, attacked lucerne in 

 July in some localities in Scania. Pissodes validirostris, Gyll., attacked 

 pine cones. Anthonomus po7norum, L., was more common during 

 1913 than in the other years. It was observed that on trees with 

 rough and mossy covered bark 60-70 per cent, of the buds were attacked, 

 whereas on trees with smooth bark only 5-10 per cent, were destroyed, 

 suggesting that the former afford especially good hibernating quarters 

 for the weevils. Anthonomus rubi, Hbst., destroyed a large percentage 

 of the raspberries and strawberries in many localities. Balaninus 

 niicum, L., was very common on cultivated hazel, and another weevil, 

 jorobably B. glandimn, Marsh., destroyed beechnuts. Rhynchaen, 

 {Orchestcs) fagi, L., was very common on beeches ; Cryptor- 

 rhynchiis lapathi, L., injured basket willows ; Ceuthorrhynclius rapae, 

 "Gyll., destroyed 10 per cent, of the cabbage plants in one locality, 

 and C. quadridens, Panz., attacked turnips. Calandra granaria, L., 

 seems to be widely sjaread in the south of Scania, being evidently 

 capable of hibernating indoors. C. oryzae, L., was found in maize 

 imported from Argentina. 



Lepidoptera : Aporia crataegi, L., injured apples, pears, mountain 

 ash, 'udllow, etc. in several localities, the attack increasing from 1912 

 to 1915. Pieris brassicae, L., was very numerous in 1911 in Scania, 

 but owing to the unfavourable climatic conditions, it did very little 

 harm in 1912. In the south of Sweden three generations a year probably 

 always occur, though in the north there are only two. P. rapae, L., 

 injured turnips and cabbages. Vanessa io, L., and V. urticae, L. , 

 were foimd on hops ; V. polychloros, L., on apple, pear and cherry ; 

 and V. antiopa, L., on willow. Sphinx ligustri, L. occurred on apple. 

 Phalera bitcephala, L., was present in great numbers in 1913 on cul- 

 tivated oak, beech and lime in several localities. Orgyia antiqua, L., 

 was reported as doing damage to apples and plums. Stilpnotia salicis, 

 L., was common on birch, aspen and willow. In 1915-1916 large 

 plantations of willows and poplars were badly injured by the larvae 

 in June. Lymantria dispar, L., defoliated birches in one locality, 

 and L. monacha, L., was observed swarming at the beginning of July. 

 Malacosoma ■neustria, L., was very common in southern Sweden in 

 1915 and 1916. M. caslrensis, L., attacked raspberries at the end of 

 May. Trichiura crataegi, L., was found on plum trees in the middle 

 of June. Eriogaster lanestris, L., was especially numerous in 1912, 

 attacking apple, pear, plum and cherry and many forest trees. Dendro- 

 limus jnni, L., was found on pine trees. Agrotis spp. were recorded 

 from rye, wheat, potatoes, carrots, turnips, cabbage, beans, and other 

 plants. Euxoa (Agrotis) vestigialis, Rott., destroyed young spruce. 

 E'uxoa {Agrotis) corticea, Hb., and E. {A.) nigricans, L., were reported 

 injuring cabbage. Charaeas graminis, L., which formerly did great 

 damage in the northern coast districts, has been rather scarce of late 

 years. Barathra {Mamestra) brassicae, L., and Polia (M.) oleracea, L., 

 severely injured cabbages in 1914, destroying 10,000 plants in one 

 locality alone. Luperina (Ajiamea) testacea, Kb., not previously 



