Blights and Tea Pests. 47 
dreaded and will probably be the only blight 
talked about in a few years. It is not bad in 
Darjecling until about September, but plenty of 
trees may be seen slightly attacked even in May, 
and as it multiplies every year, it is sure to come 
on sooner year by year. Of course, one reason 
of those blights is the gradual thinning of the 
jungle and their natural food, but may not heavy 
pruning and heavy plucking have something to 
do with it by weakening the trees? If a garden 
suffers very badly from Mosquito, it might be a 
good idea to revert to the old style of pruning, 
and only just shave the bushes, as the trees when 
treated this way, flush most at the beginning of 
the season, and a larger proportion of crop would 
be made before the Mosquito appeared. Aphides, 
or plant lice, are not included in the list of 
blights which follows, as they really do no damage 
to the shoots and in no way retard the flush. 
