PEOCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 723 



Anobium sp. (Plate 110). 

 Thi^ small brown beetle caused Serious damage to aniseed, coriander 

 seed, cumin seed, ajwan {Carum copticum), and hanjoan {Apium grave- 

 dens). Both the grubs and adults feed on the grains. In affected 

 material all the stages will be found ait the same time. The white grubs 

 feed inside the grains and frequently bind several grains together before 

 pupation. 



ImMXJNITY or OTHERWISE OF GRAINS, ETC., STORED IN HOUSES. 



In order to ascertain the immunity or resistance of the various kinds 

 of seeds which householders ordinarily stock, two pounds of each of 

 the seeds mentioned below were kept in small earthen vessels (Plate 111) 

 without covers in a tiled godown where the storage experiments were 

 ■carried on and which was full of insects and opened frequently so that 

 .any insect could have easy access. The seeds lay in the godown for 

 two years and those which were unaffected by insects after this period 

 :are placed in one group and the affected ones in another group. 



Unaffected. 



I. Cereals — 



Oats (Avena sativa.) 

 China {Panicum miliaceum). 

 Shama {Panicum frumentaceum). 

 Kauni {Setaria italica). 

 Kodon (Paspalum scrobiculatmn). 

 Gandli {Panicum miliar e). 

 Mama {Eleusine coracana). 

 Bajra {Pennisetum typhoideum). 



II. Pulses— 



Urid {Aghania and Mungia) {Phaseolus radiatus, varieties of). 

 Kirao (The small Field-peas, Pisum arvense). 



III. Oil-seeds— 



Mustard and Eape, {Brassica spp.). 



Castor, {Ricinus communis). 



Poppy, {Papaver somniferum). 



Linseed {Linum usitatissitnum). 



Niger oilseed, {Guizotia abyssinica). 



Safflower, {Carthamus tinctorius). 



Groundnuts and groundnut Seeds, {Arachis hypogcea). 



Gingelly, {Sesamum indieum). 



N.B. — All safflower, groundnuts and ground lut seeds anl some of gingelly and 

 niger oilseeds were eaten by rats and mice. 



