104 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



(19.) Early in the year an inquiry was received as to the 

 best method of dealing with a species of mite, 

 Eriophyes, which was causing serious injury to the 

 leaves of cotton plants in the West Indies. In the 

 autumn the question was raised as to the possi- 

 bility of pests being introduced into East Africa 

 in imported seed. In view of the ease with which 

 some pests are carried from place to place, precau- 

 tions were recommended, and experiments were 

 tried with a view to ascertain the best method of 

 disinfecting the seed. 



(20.) Caterpillars injuring the leaves of cotton plants were 

 received for determination from Palestine and 

 Egypt. 



(21.) Specimens of a small beetle of the family Scolyiidm, 

 which were causing serious injury to the green 

 coffee berries in Uganda, were sent for deter- 

 mination, and for advice as to the best method to 

 be adopted to destroy them. 



E. Ray Lankester, 



Director, 



British Museum (Natural History), 

 25 February 1905. 



