^34 FEOCEEDINGS OF THE TIIIKD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



20 cm. Pit. — 1,000 bolls ; much decayed, mostly broken up. In these were — 

 Found 3 live Pink BoUworm larvae. 

 1 live pupa. 

 14 empty pupa cases. 



Plot II. Bare fallow. 



Bolls buried 18th January 1917. Removed first lot of bolls, 30th April 1917. 



5 cm. 1,000 bolls ; majority of bolls whole — not broken up. Least decayed of 



this series. 

 Found 124 Pink BoUworm larvse alive. 

 6 pupae alive. 

 19 empty pupa cases. 



j^,£. ^Most of the larvEe in unusually thickly woven and tough cocoons. 



IQ cm. 1,000 bolls — condition good, many broken, but not in such good condi- 

 tion as 5 cm. 

 Found 10 Pink BoUworm larvae alive. 



live pupae. 



36 empty pupa cases. 

 15 cm.— 1,000 bolls ; very much decayed, nearly all broken up — 

 Found 1 live Pink BoUworm larva. 

 5 live pupae. 

 10 empty pupa cases. 



20 cm. 1,000 boUs. Very much decayed, broken up mostly— in fact, nearly aU — 



Found 1 live Pink BoUworm larva. 



1 live pupa. 



13 empty pupa cases. 



Plot III. Under Wheat. 

 BoUs buried 16th Je^nuary 1917. 

 Wheat sown 25th January 1917 ; no watering given. 

 28th January 1917 ; a light watering. 

 26th March 1917 ; watered. 

 16th April 1917 ; Cut wheat— ripe. 

 BoUs removed 29th April 1917. 



S cm. Pit —1,000 boUs in good condition— only a few broken up- 

 Found 114 Uve Pink BoUworm larvae. 

 16 Uve pupae. 

 18 empty pupa cases. 

 (iV.5.— Many larvae in unusually thickly woven cocoons— the latter in the boUs 

 or Beads.) 



10 cm, Pit.—hOOO boUs ; majority unbroken, condition good — 

 Found 36 Uve Pink BoUworm larvae. 

 3 Uve pupae. 

 10 empty pupa cases. 

 15 cm. Pit.— 1,000 boUs. Not in bad condition at aU. Many untroken. Better 

 than in 15 cm. pits of Plots 1 and ii — 

 Found 64 Uve Pink BoUworm larvae. 

 20 Uve pupae. 

 14 empty pupa cases, 

 ( A'.B.- State of boUs in 15 cm. and 20 cm. pits much about the same.) 



