96 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
REPORTS BY THE HONG 
SCIENTISTS 
1. Report by A. W. Bortuwick, D.Sc., Honorary Consulting 
Cryptogamist. 
Although the queries received during the past year have - 
been slightly more numerous than usual, still, there was nothing 
of special interest which has not been dealt with in former 
Reports, and consequently need not be repeated here. It might, 
however, be mentioned that specimens of Japanese larch 
attacked by the larch canker fungus have been received from 
different places. One or two specimens, which have recently 
come in, are still under investigation and will be reported upon 
later. 
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2. Report by R. Stewart MacDovueca.t, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.E., 
Flonorary Consulting Entomologist. 
The feature of the year as regards forest insects has been the 
extended attack on larch in Cumberland by the larvee of Vematus 
Erichsoni, the Large Larch Sawfly. A full account of this insect 
and its work appears elsewhere in the Zransactions. 
Inquiries also reached me as to the larch aphis, the pine beetle 
(Hylesinus piniperda), and the large pine weevil. From several 
sources the giant wood wasp was sent. The caterpillars of the 
pine sawfly (Lophyrus pint) were here and there troublesome, 
and Mr F. Moon sent me material of Lofhyrus rufus, the 
larvee of which had proved pestiferous. Useful ichneumon 
species were received from various places for determination. 
From Mr G. Brown, Beauly, came a specimen of the death’s 
head moth, 
