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that are comparatively damp, and do considerable damage to young- plants, 

 raigraiing from one plot to another. Rain and irrigation bring tliem to 

 the surface, when they are greedily eaten by the birds. 



In February 1891 some Cut worms were forwarded by the Manager 

 of Baboo A. N. Hoy's estate, Berhampore, with the information that they 

 damaged mustard, potato, linseed, and tobacco plants. The insects were 

 thought likely to have belonged to some species of Leucania or Agrotis ; 

 the material, however, was insufficient for precise identification. 



Fi 



Palm Weevil, 



•om the Superintendent of the Government Horticultural Garden in 

 Lucknow were received in April 1890 speci- 

 mens, in various stages of development, of the 



Palm Weevil, 

 described by 

 Ridley in big 

 report on the 

 " Destruction 

 of Cocoanut 

 Palms by 

 Beetles,"Gov- 

 ernment Press 

 Si n g a p o r e^ 

 1 889, under 

 the name of 

 Rhynchofhoms 

 f e r r u gineiis. 

 In Lucknow; 

 the insect was 

 found to attack 

 the stems oi 

 the date palm 

 [P/iKnix dac- 

 tylifera). The 

 Superinte n d- 

 ent writes :— 



" The tree from 

 ■which these were 

 taken blew down 

 a few days ago. 

 At the base and 

 for half the 

 height of the 

 stem it was quite 

 decayed and full 



