IG lìnllcliiì (le III Société l-lnlomoìotiuiiic dlùiijplc. 



(ìardens, iiioiitions in a report to Sir William (iarslin 

 ill 1U04 a « Ked s[)i{ler » as being very coniinon in 

 Upper Egypt on foliage of Lel)bek trees in 190,'J, 

 j)0ssibly tliis may bave been tlie same species. 



Wbal is l)elieve(l to l)e the same Hryobia also 

 occurs on citrus trees, plum and castor oil plants, 

 poj)lartrees, and tbe llowering convolvulus kno^vn 

 as <' morning glory )>. 



The common red spider or s])inning mite 7V- 

 iranijchiis Ichtriiis, Li.\., rre(|uenlly causes injury to 

 I)lants in Egypt. These miles spin a very line \vei) as 

 a protective covering. They live on both surfaces of 

 the leaves, l)ut chielly on the lower side. 



French beans sulTer severely from their attacks. This 

 niite has also been found on broad-bean ])lanls, melon, 

 eartlinul and cucumber plants, berseem, castor-oil, etc. 



The })lant feeding mites can easily l)e controlled 

 by spraying the infested plants with paralïin emulsion 

 or paradin jelly. The most dillicult to destroy is 

 the webspinning mile 7'. Iclarins. 



Two very beautiful miles occur on the foliage 

 of the Pomegranate and Privet in this country, lioth 

 belong to the genus Teniiipalpiis ; the species on the 

 pomegranate is related to T. jmlmatus. The species 

 on the privet is very similar in appearance to the 

 l)omegranale mite and may prove to be identical. In 

 colour these creatures are red and their eggs are also of 

 a brillant cherry-red and being laid in large numbers 

 close together form conspicuous areas on the leaves. 

 Both mites are injurious as they defoliate the trees. 



Anothers species of Tenuipalpus related to Tenui- 

 ])(il})us puhhcr, Can. el Fanz., forms small circular 



