PROCEEDINGS OF THK TIIIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 535 



20 cm. Pit. — 1,000 bolls — not in bad condition — slightly decayed — many 

 unbroken. 

 Found 46 Uve Pink BoUworm larvae 



8 live pupae. 



22 empty pupa cases. 



BoUs Removed 31st May. 

 Plot I. Bersim. 



5 cm. Pit. — Bolls much decayed and broken up — 

 Found 10 live Pink BoUworm larvae. 

 2 live pupae. 



9 empty pupa cases. 



10 cm. Pit. — Bolls very much decayed — not all broken up — not so bad as 15 or 

 20 cm. bolls. 

 Found 4 live Pink BoUworm larvae. 

 live pupae- 

 8 empty pupa cases. 

 15 cm. Pit. — Bolls very much decayed and broken up. Same as 20 cm, pit.— 

 Found 1 live Pink BoUworm larva. 



live pupae. 



1 empty pupa case. 



20 cm. Pit. — BoUs vei-y much decayed and broken up — 

 Found live Pink BoUworm larvae. 

 live pupae. 

 empty pupae. 



N.B. — The 1,000 bolls removed is the theoretical number. The space occupied by 

 each 1,000 bolls was marked, but when bolls were much decayed one could 

 not be certain of course of recovering aU the pieces. 



Plot II. Bare Fallow. 



Note. — Bolls in .5 and 10 cm. pits were from a different sample to that used for the 

 other pits in aU three plots. 



5 cm. Pit. — 1,000 bolls. Condition good ; a few only broken up — 

 Found 214 live Pink BoUworm larvae, f majority in the tough cocoons. 

 live pupae. < 



2 empty pupa cases. ( in fibre of boll or seeds. 

 10 cm. Pit. — 1,000 boUs — about two-thirds of bolls broken up — 



Found 2 live Pink BoUworm larvae. 

 Uve pupae. 

 4 empty pupa cases. 

 15 cm. Pit. — 1,000 bolls — majority broken up and decayed — 

 Found Uve Pink BoUworm larvae. 



live pupae. 



2 empty pupa cases. 

 20 cm. Pit. 1,000 boUs ; much decayed and broken up — 

 Found live Pink BoUworm larvae. 



1 live pupa. 



7 empty pupa cases 



