XXVIU JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 



attacks of the fly; amongst which it was esjiecially observed that the 

 first appearance of the fly was preceded by a violent hurricane ; that 

 some of the neighbouring islands were perfectly free ; that the rich- 

 est and most fertile parts of the Island were more particularly ra- 

 vaged by the insect, which had destroyed in some instances not less 

 than two fifths of the entire crops; that the eggs are deposited in the 

 mid rib on the under side of those leaves which had attained a con- 

 siderable size; but that far greater damage was done to the young 

 and tender plants which had not reached more than a foot in height. 

 A discussion took place amongst the members present upon this 

 subject, when it was ultimately resolved to form a committee for 

 taking into consideration the most advisable means of checking the 

 progress of the ravages of this insect, which committee was accord- 

 ingly, on the motion of J. G. Children, Esq., appointed, consisting 

 of tlie following members, viz., Mr. Spence, Mr. Hope, Mr. Ste- 

 phens, Mr. Yarrell, Mr. "Waterhouse, Mr. Shuckard, and Mr. West- 

 wood, with powers to add to their numbers. 



August 4t/i, 1834. 



Lieut. -C;ol. W. H. Sykes, V.P., in the Chair. 



Donation. 



Bericht iil)er eine auf Madagascar veranstalte Sammlung von In- 

 sekten aus der Ordnung Coleoptera, von Dr. Fr. Klug. Presented 

 by the Author. 



Count C. G. DE MANNERHErM was elected a Foreign Ordinary 

 Member, and Wm. Sells, Esq., of Kingston-upon-Thames, an Or- 

 dinary Member of the Society. 



Memoirs, Exhibitions, &c. 

 The Report of the Committee appointed at the last Meeting to 

 investigate the ravages of the Cane-fly in Grenada was read, con- 

 taining a variety of suggestions, 1st, of a purely agricultural nature; 

 2nd, with reference to the destruction of the unhatched eggs of the 

 fly; 3rd, relating to the destruction of the active insect by solutions 

 and other applications; and 4th, respecting the most advisable man- 

 ner of catching the insects in the greatest profusion. It was resolved 

 that this report should be received by the Society; but that its pub- 

 lication should be delayed until the result of the suggestions con- 

 tained in it had been received from the Agricultural Society of 

 Grenada, to whom a copy of it had been transmitted. 



