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with those of several insect bark and wood-borers (Buprestide, 
Cerambycide and Scolytide). 
That the combination of a plant parasite and insect has 
the power to effect the death of trees is not unknown. It was 
recorded some years ago that Viscum orientale, Willd., grows upon 
the satin wood tree (Chloroxylon swietenia, DC.) in this manner 
in the low country forests in Ceylon, strangling the branches 
and leading to attacks of the longicorn borer Molesthes induta, 
Newman.! 
During May and June, 1908, an opportunity was offered me 
of studying the question on the ground both in the Government 
House grounds at Naini Tal, owing to the kindness of Sir 
John Hewett,in the station itself, and out in the district of 
Kumaun. 
infested in 1908 by a scale insect which appeared to be seriously 
damaging the tree. Peculiar interest attached to the discovery 
of this insect since it proved to be a species of Kermes (subse- 
quently described by Green® as Kermes himalayensis, sp. n.), this 
being the first record of the genus . European and North 
owing to its abundance and the rapidity with which it appeared 
1 Indian Forester, vol. xxvii, p. 486. 
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Green, Ent. Mon. Mag., Nov. 1908. 
8 Stebbing, Ind. For. Rec., vol. ii, No. 1, p. 26. 
