" inside of the tree was completely rotten and stank, presenting the 

 " appearance of fresh dung or manure "(26). There is nothing to show 

 to what species these maggots heloDged. 



The beetles will lay their e^-^s in 'elled frees, and the grubs continue 

 to feed in them, at least so long as there is undeeomposed pith for them 

 to consume, and in this way a dead tree will continue to breed beetles 

 for some time. But weevils are not as a rule Attracted to vegetable 

 matter that is far advanced in decay, and particulars are required of 

 the length of time that a felled trunk will continue to attract the 

 parent^, and to serve as a place of growth for the larva of this par- 

 ticular insect. 



Mr. Hickey says, u I cut down a small cohoon tree, very much 

 '• resembling the cocoa-nut palm, cutting it through the tender portion, 

 " the bud. In two or three days it began to sour, and for a few 

 " evenings, between sunset and dark, I noticed several of these beetles 



" remaining there all day. In about 10 days they were all gone. A 

 " month later I cut the stump off about 3 feet lower down and found it 

 " full of holes, and some 10 or 12 worms the size of a man's thumb, 

 " 1£ inches long, with a short hard head, resembling very much the 

 " common grub worm "(32). It follows from this readiness of the insect 

 to breed in stumps and fallen trees that the practice of cutting down 

 injured palms at the height of 3 feet from the ground, and neglecting 

 tin stumps, is <idn i calculated ti nerea il nn . < t, and on this 

 point the evidence of Mr. Baber to the Commissioners may be 

 given : " He saw no sign of damage on Long Beach Sittee until he 

 '• began thinning: the trees had been too thickly planted. AVhen 

 " thinning he left the fallen trees lying in the plantation, and considers 

 " that they were or might have been a source of attraction to the 

 " weevils, and that they ought to have been removed or destroyed. 



40 per cent., that on Mr. Phillips's to about 30 per cent. (1,000 out of 

 3,500). Other owners have lost equally large numbers. But the 



amount of injurv has not been uniform over the dillerent plantations ; Mr. 

 Baber believed 'that although the weevil was abundant in Sittee River, 

 they had not affected his plantations at Serango Bight or False Sittee 



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many planters, 



