species of the parasite kind were known so far. 
the end of February to the beginning of March the Hurytoma emerges fully-grown 
which may account for the fact that the growth of this pest has become absolutely a 
- quite different kind of pests. By the time the almond harvest is due (from the middle — 
_ the quantities are aianihicnar 
seeds should be utilized for the production of oil. In 1915 the mo of the 
“ftaly 365600 1600 000 
Spain. .... . . 291260 ~ 1048000 185600 : 
Morocco.) 40-7. 5 00040 232 124 42 280 
California... <4. = = - 60000 
always free Frou trouble, for the article deals with a newly-discove ama noxious 
of a kind of Eurytoma (Chalcidide) which in the course of twenty years has des 
more than 50 per cent. of the almond fruit. The punctured almond first turns yel 
then brown and finally becomes black by degrees. This pest can only be fought 
taking down and burning all the affected fruit. The occurrence of this unknow 
EHurytoma kind as.almond tree pest is particularly interesting, so of bias gents 0 
Towards the end of the blossoming season of the almond trees, 1. e. Fro 6 it 
from the fruit and at once sets to work in puncturing the seed buds of the growing c j 
almonds. The mother-insect seems to-know of the growing fruit, whether it. will” | 
contain one or two kernels, for in all almonds containing two kernels there are 
invariably two larve or fully-grown insects to be found. The author has not succeeded — | 
in finding the egg. The larva is white, without eyes or feet and also lacks distinct : 
outlines of a head. The wrinkled body tapers at both ends, only the middle being 
distended belly-like. When squashed, a greenish juice exudes from the body, even 
from those feeding on kernels which have long become white. The larva seems 
absolutely indifferent to climatic conditions and appears to have no natural enemies, — 
overwhelming since almonds were first cultivated in Palestine (7. e. about 23 years ago 
in Rehoboth near Jaffa). It is not known on what fruit they lived before the intro- 
duction of the “Victoria” and “Princess” almonds, which they seem to prefer 0 
account of their softer shells. In Arabian almonds with hard shells Aharoni foun 
of July to the beginning of August) the kernel is completely devoured. The larva. - 
assumes the chrysalis stage in spring, this form lasting about two weeks. The autho 5 
gives no particulars about the appearance of the fully-grown insect, gee ‘that it 
shining black and has red eyes. ey es 
When, in the early stages of the war, lack of fat was predicted a variety of sour 
of on most of them half-forgotten, were called to mind, and it was ieee 
the beech-acorn and the seeds from apples, pears, phe quince, fon Futile 
the cultivation of oil fruit was extended very Sues the result, ee 
It is, ee imperative eae a po 
+) Tropenpflanzer 19 (1916), 317. 
