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PB. Their ond to lay eggs in the cane without leaving it. 
7. The ability of the beetles to attack or to breed in dry wood. 
8. The pin A tage of males to females. 
- — I do not think I have seen more than eight males in the hundreds of ` 
, “spec imens which have reached me. Their smaller size and different 
; ‘ea will distinguish them almost at a Sie 
9. NATURAL ENEMIES. 
a oth hi been mentioned in exion v Ap it 
1 19), b m a € Mage geris should show if these are of an nee. 
ae Scolyt not exempt — insect parasites (other Coleoptera, 
imenmonidee, ad allied ki ind 
; | 210: ORO CAUSED BY THE SHor-Bomkm. 
wid PoE ae aside the question as hos whether this bectle is responsible 
for all the damage attributed to it, the serious nature of the on odin 
will as seen by the following eria sts 
St. Vincent. 
Mr. Herbert *- Smith says (12), * My attention has been Gaited e 
o disease of the sugar-cane, which has lately appeared or inereased on 
th S T E 0 to a few Teisinis, 
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The canes. aitscked T5 so È FI Y sel in one field, 
scatt as ‘among the sound o often on the same hill. They are 
easily recognised by their feinding rapidly at top, and by their 
ierd leaves ; the colour is often n paler than usual The 
n Be the worst cases jw dee rotten or dried. u and almost. devoid 
r: 
e and vanes seem qui e rotten. e Se Vincent e aoe 
it is qe térrible: damage, and in som Bes 
third o f the crop is spoilt and no one knows ów it wire end’ 1" "ds ir 
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Trinidad. 
“The cane bU a are first affected on the outside, and the. See 
ly extends to the whole field, affecting at least 20 për cent. the 
” (16). 3 
With i regard io the damage done in TENTE T we unde sio 0€ 
has sustained a . loss of Sa x cent., of his crop, 
| per cent. loss has o 



