COMMON IX SECT PESTS OF CEYLON 



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Host Plants 



Name of Insect. 



Hibiscus 



Ipomoea. 



different 



spp. 

 Jasminuin 



pubescens 



Palm in pots 



Pergularia 

 (Perennial 



climber) 



Portlandia 

 (Shrub) 



Roses 



Sal via, Thun- 

 bergia and 

 other A can - 

 tliaccac 

 plants. 



(Lc\l-ro\\er (Sylcpta 



iiinltiliiictilis). 



Parts attacked 



Foliage 

 Flower 



Flower-beetle (Mylahris 



Pusfalaris). 

 Hairy-caterpillar Foliage 



(Ettchromia poly me na) 



Bud-borer (Hcnilccasis Flower buds 



duplifascialis) 



IFringed-bug (Ccrataphis Foliage 

 lantaiiiae). 

 Caterpillar (Elyninias ,, 



fraterna). 

 Scale-bug (Lccauinni 



hetiiispJiacriciun). 

 Sole-bug (Lfcatiium ,, 



cattdatitm). 



Brief remedies or preventive 

 measures. 



Caterpillar (Caprinia 



conchylalis)\ 



le-bug (Aspidiotus Stem and 

 a n ran tii). foliage 

 , (Iccrya aegyptiaea).. ,, 



Rose-beetle, several Fl's and 



species, young 

 foliage 



Lantana-bug (Orthczia Foliage and 



insignis). stems. 



Lead arsenate. Destroy 

 infested flower buds. 



Syringe with emulsion. 



Hand-pick, or lead arsen- 

 ate. 



v Syringe with an emul- 



j sion. The old brown 

 scales are dead, but re- 

 main adhered to the 

 surface and shelter 

 numerous eggs under- 

 neath. 



"Paris Green." or arsenate. 



Syringe with emulsion. 



[Hand-pick. Sprinkle 



I vaporite about bushes. 



Emulsion spray. 



