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received from Anavatti, Borab Taluk, Shimoga District. 

 In 1909, the infected area was inspected tlioronglily by the 

 junior author who reported as follows : — 



" The infested part is a broad stretch of land occupying 

 an area of twelve square miles, of which about 3,400 acres 

 are in Mysore and the rest, separated by the Varada River, 

 in Dharwar District, Bombay Presidency. Save for small 

 patches of grazing lands or of sugar-cane here and there, 

 the whole area is under paddy cultivation." 



The raiyats reported that the pest had made its ap- 

 pearance in Mysore in a single village (Kubatur) two years 

 previously and had spread from there over the 3,400 acres 

 mentioned. Apparently it had spread from Dharwar into 

 Mysore. 



In 1910, in addition to the area already mentioned 

 above, the following areas were reported as affected : — 



Shikarpur Taluk — villages in the neighbourhood of 



Siralkoppa. 

 Tarikere Taluk — villages near Lakvalli. 

 Yedatore Taluk — villages near Yedatore. 



All of these areas were inspected. On the area near 

 Biralkoppa, grasshoppers were present in considerable 

 numbers and were doing some damage. In the other 

 localities, the damage was comparatively slight, though the 

 raiyats on infested lands in Yedatore Taluk estimated a 

 loss of ten per cent of the crop. 



In addition to the above, stray specimens of this pest 

 have been obtained near Talagnppe, Sagar Taluk, and in 

 the suburbs of Mysore City. Careful search and enquiry 

 have been made in the western part of Kadur District and 

 the southern part of Shimoga District without revealing 

 it at all. 



It is quite apparent from the above that the pest is 

 widespread in Mysore, but it is equally clear that large 

 areas of paddy lands, in all probability the majority of 

 them, are still quite free. Moreover it does not seem, as 

 yet, to have appeared in any of the important sugar-cane 

 growing areas with the exception of Shikarpur Taluk. It 

 is clear, therefore, that the fullest information with regard 

 to this pest and with regard to methods of combating it 

 is necessary, not only in those districts where it has already 

 appeared, but also in all parts of the State where wet 

 cultivation is carried on to any considerable extent, so 



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