All maize pests, with the exception of cob and tassel insects, also 

 attacked broom-corn (sorghum) severely. An Acalyptrate Muscid 

 appeared early in the season, injuring the growing point, about 79 

 per cent, of the growing shoots being destroyed by the first brood. 

 Wheat, barley, oats and rye were severely injured by termites. Grass- 

 hoppers were reported as serious pests of wheat in the Fort Johnston 

 •district ; various Cantharidae attacked the anthers. 



Among the minor crops, mustard and other Cruciferae were damaged 

 by the larvae of a species of Athalia, Plutella macidipennis, Curt., and 

 Laphygma {Caradrina) exigua, Hb. CIdoridea sp., a Pyralid, and 

 Anoplocnemis curvipes, F., were present on sunflowers. This plant 

 should prove useful as a trap-crop for A. curvipes, when the latter 

 ■occurs on cotton. CIdoridea obsoleta and Prodenia were recorded on 

 hemp. Ootheca mutabilis, Sahib., was the most serious pest of peas 

 and beans. Stored grain suffered from most cosmopolitan grain 

 insects, except Calandra granaria. Ground-nuts were severely injured 

 by Pyralid larvae [Ephestia elutella], there being several broods during 

 the season. This species was parasitised by a Braconid. Mango, 

 peach and pineapple were affected a few days before ripening by 

 Drosophilidae. Peaches at the end of the season were attacked by 

 €etoniidae one of which, Plaesiorrhina triviitata, Sch., has a second 

 brood in March which injures cotton, while the second brood of two 

 other species feeds on a wild Composite, as well as on cotton-bolls. 

 A boring Lepidopterous larva was common in ripening peaches in the 

 Mlanje district. Mulberry was attacked by two scale-insects, of which 

 Aulacaspis {Diaspis) pentagona, Targ., was of importance. Apihis citri, 

 x^shm., occurred on lemons in some localities. Papilio demodocus, Esp., 

 was abundant from October to March in the southern portions of the 

 Protectorate. The caterpillar is parasitised by a Braconid. It can be 

 readily controlled by hand-picking. The most important pests of 

 mahogany were Heteronygmia leucogyna., Hmp., and Mussidia 

 <dhipartalis, Hmp. [see this Review, Ser. A, ii, p. 340]. Psylla was 

 recorded on nursery stock. Anthores lenconotus, Pasc. (grey borer) 

 was prevalent in old coffee plantations from November until January. 

 Hibiscus was attacked by many cotton pests, including Earias sp., 

 Dysdercus intermedials, etc. The most serious pest was the Buprestid, 

 Pseudagrilus splendidus, Castn. The larva of this species bores into 

 the stem and twigs of Hibiscus, and in the case of young plants may 

 bore the tap-root. The larvae reach maturity in 8 weeks. The pupal 

 stage lasts 30 days. The first brood was observed in November, the 

 second in February and March. Affected twigs should be removed 

 below the point of attack, while badly infested plants should be pulled 

 up and burnt. 



Dash (J. S.). Report on Entomological and Mycological Work. — Rept. 



Dept. Agric., Barbados for 1913-14, Barbados, 1915, pp. 37-43. 



[Received 2nd November 1915.] 

 The largest consignment of cotton seed ever imported, which 

 consisted of 4,881 bags from Colombia, was fumigated by the Clayton 

 method with sulphur dioxide ; fragments of what appeared to be 

 portions of cotton- stainers were found in some of the bags opened, 

 but no living insects. Phytalus smithi was observed to be on the 

 increase and there was a more or less corresponding diminution in 



