No. 1.] Notes on insect pests from the Entomological Section. 27 



The following are the reports (without specimens) that have been 

 received in the Museum regarding the appearance of locusts : — 



(4) Through the Under-Secretary to Government, Revenue 

 Department, Bombay. 



(a) From the Mamlatdar, Taluka Bassein, District Thana, dated 

 1 2th November 1898. 



" I have the honour to report the appearance of a small flight of locusts in 

 Bassein Fort. It appears that these insects came in the night some 2 days ago, 

 and it is not known therefore what direction they came from. Some of them are 

 green, some red and some yellow, the size of all being two inches in length. Rice 

 crops in the Fort were already reaped and removed and tur crops planted. The 

 plants of the two crops are almost eaten up by the locusts. Some of these locusts 

 are seen now on the north side of the Bassein town, and it seems therefore that 

 the direction of their flight is northward." 



(5) From the Collector of Hyderabad (dated 20th December 1897). 

 " I have the honour to submit a statement showing the extent of the damage 



done by locusts in the Hyderabad District. 



"The Tando Division, it will be observed, has escaped with very little damage, 

 three pies in the rupee being estimated as the greatest in any part. The Hala 

 Division has not been quite so fortunate. The damage done in the Haia Taluka 

 is reported as 4 annas in the rupee. The Naushahro Division, however, has 

 suffered severely. The lowest estimate of the damage done has been reported as 

 six annas in the rupee in the Kandiaro Taluka, while in the Moro Taluka it is 

 said to have reached the high figure of 12 annas." 



Statement showing the extent of damage done in Hyderabad 



District. 



Name of Taluka. 



Damage shown 



by annas in a 



rupee. 



Hyderabad 

 Hala 



Tando AUahyar 

 Shahdadpur . • 

 Kandiaro . . < 

 Nowshahro . 

 Moro . . . 

 Sakrand ... 

 Guni . . . 

 Dero Mohbat . 

 Tando Bago 

 Badin 















1 anna. 



4 annas . 

 3 „ 

 3 „ 

 6 „ 

 8 ,. 

 s» „ 



10 „ 



2 pies. 



3 ,, 

 1 pic. 



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