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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



[P. D. 4. 



The insects and diseases found on shipments between Decem- 

 ber 1, 1916, and November 30, 1917, are as follows: — • 



hisects. 



Name. 



Found on • 



Country. 



Blatta orientalis (L.) (cockroach), 



Carabus nemoralis Miiller (ground 



beetle). 

 Elateridffi (fragments) (click beetle), 



Elateridse (wireworm) 



Diaspis boisduvalii Sign, 



Erytoma sp., 



Euplexoptera (fragments) (earwig), 



Gracilaria zachrysa Meyrick (leaf miner) , 



Lecanium persicae Fabr. (soft scale), 



Lepidopterous pupse (broken), 



Lepidosaphes ulmi L. (oyster shell scale) , 



MantidoB (eggs), 



Notolophus antiqua (L.) (European tus- 

 sock moth). 

 Parlatoria proteus (Curt.) (scale insect), 



Porthesia similis (Fuessl.) (larva), 



Psychidte (empty bags) (bagworm), 



Saperda jwpulnea L. (borer), 



Acarina (eggs), 



Juniperus, . 



Rhododendron, 



Apricot, 



Juniperus, 



Orchids, 



Orchids, 



Rose, . 



Azalea, 



Nectarine, Fontanesia phil- 



lyrajoides 

 Lilac, Holly, 



Apple, 



Torreya, 



Rose, 



Orchids, 



Apricot, 



Wistaria, 



Silver poplar. 



Laburnum, apple, 



England. 



England. 



Scotland. 



Japan. 



England, Costa 

 Rica, Colombia. 

 Colombia. 



Holland. 



Belgium. 



England, France. 



Japan, Holland. 



England. 



Japan. 



Holland. 



England. 



Scotland. 



Japan. 



France. 



Holland, England. 



Diseases. 



Unidentified Insects. 



1 Cocoon (dead), 



Peach, 



Scotland. 



Only 109 licenses to nursery agents have been issued during 

 the year. Either less business of this kind is being done than 

 was formerly the case, or more agents are evading the law. 



