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Vincent ( — ). Staphylinid injurious to Turnips in FrsLUce.— I ntemat 

 Rev. Science <& Pract. Agric. {Mthly. Bull. Agric. Intell. Plant Dis.), 

 Rome, vii, no. 4, April 1916, p. 623. [Abstract from C. R. 

 Seances Acad, d' Agric. France, Paris, ii, no. 4, 26th January 

 1916, pp. 87-88.] [Received 20th September 1916.] 



lu the department of Finistere turnips have suffered from the attacks 

 of a Staphyhnid beetle. Good results were obtained against it with 

 toluene and still better with benzine at the rate of 8'8 gals, per acre. 

 A rotation of crops would however probably be a more economical 

 measure. 



Krause (A.). Tinea cloacella, injurious to Dried Edible Mushrooms. — 

 Internal. Rev. Science <& Pract. Agric. {Mthly. Bull. Agric. Intell. 

 Plant Dis.), Rome, vii, no. 4, April 1916, p. 623. [Abstract from 

 Zeitschr. Forst- ii. Jagdwesen, Berlin, xiviii, no. 2, February 1916, 

 pp. 7a-78.] [Received 20th September 1916.] 



In March 1915 a quantity of dried mushrooms received from Ebers- 

 walde were found to be infested with Lepidopterous larvae. The first 

 adult appeared on 9th April and was identified as Tinea cloacella ; 

 most of the adults appeared in May. The eggs were always deposited 

 singly on the mushrooms. 



Papageorgios (P.). The "Fruit-^y'' {Ceratitis capital a) iniurious to 

 Citrus in Greece. — Internat. Rev. Science & Pract. Agric. {Mthly. 

 Bull. Agric. Intell. Plant Dis.), Rome, vii, no. 4, April 1916, p. 623. 

 {Abstract from Deltion, Vasilikis Georgikis Etaireias, Athens, vii, 

 mo. 12, pp. 258-260, 1 fig. 



keratitis cafitata caused considerable damage in 1915 among citrus 

 'trees in Attica and Epirus. The collection of infested fruit and their 

 treatment with hme is ad\'ised against the larvae, while the adults may 

 be poisoned vAth, grape s\Tup containing a 5 per cent, solution of 

 arsenate of soda. This bait should be placed in tins hung among the 

 branches. 



Cowley-Bbown (P.O.) & BuRKiLL (I. H.). Locusts in Malacca; 

 July 1914 to October 1915. — Gardens' Bull, Straits Settlements, 

 Singapore, i, no. 10, 10th July 1916, pp. 335-349, 5 figs. 



During the period under consideration, locust breeding places were 

 most numerous around two centres, Alar Gajah and Jasin, but also 

 occurred at less frequent intervals throughout the territory. The 

 species concerned was Locusta {Pachytylus) migratorioides. Records 

 of hatching in various districts showed that no emergence took place 

 between December and March, probably as a result of the dryness of 

 the soil. A further comparison of rainfall statistics and hatching 

 records showed that the rate of hatching decreased in any half month 

 when the local rainfall was very heavy. This may have been due to 

 the fact that a temperature too low for the development of the eggs 

 may have resulted from rapid evaporation from the soil. The largest 

 number of breeding places were found in rubber plantations and in 

 lalang waste land. The latter is regarded as forming dangerous foci, 

 whence the rice lands on the coastal plains may become infected. 



