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Wood Leopard Moth. — A caterpillar forwarded during 

 December from Hassocks (Sussex), where it was damaging 

 jasmine, was identified as that of the 

 Notes on Insect, Wood Leopard moth (Zeuzera cesculi). 

 Fungus, and other Leopard moth caterpillars are injurious 

 ^ ests * to the stems and branches of many trees, 



e.g., ash, lilac, oak, walnut, alder, horn- . 

 beam, horse chestnut, sycamore, plane, lime, box, holly, 

 poplar, willow, elm, apple, pear, plum, hawthorn, and 

 guelder rose, but the fact that this caterpillar was found on 

 jasmine is interesting and worthy of record. It is described 

 in Leaflet No. 60. 



Wheat Bulb Fly. — During November and December last 

 specimens of wheat attacked by the Wheat Bulb fly (Hylemyia 

 coarctata) were received from Dorchester, Southampton, and 

 Shoreham (Sussex). In the two latter cases the maggots were 

 found at work during the first half of November, an unusually 

 early date. As they feed inside the plant, they are well pro- 

 tected, and thus very difficult to combat. All that can be 

 done in the case of a severe infestation is to plough the crop 

 deeply under, in order to bury the maggots effectively and 

 thus prevent them reaching maturity and causing a fresh in- 

 festation another year. Where the attack is not widespread 

 a stimulating dressing may usefully be given in order to help 

 the plants over the danger. 



Bulb Mite. — This pest (Rhizoglyphus echinopus) is dealt 

 with in Leaflet No. 136, but the following further informa- 

 tion may be useful to growers. 



The Bulb Mite, though most usually found in bulbs, may 

 attack other plants, and the following list of possible host 

 plants is given by Michael, the best authority on this pest : — 

 Fleshy bulbs of hyacinths, tulips, eucharis lilies, onions, and 

 other related bulbous plants, potato tubers, dahlia tubers, 

 oats, roots of vine, and the under-bark of dead trees. "It 

 will," says Michael, ''attack almost any sort of underground 

 fleshy root that is not too deep in the ground." It will readily 



* Notes dealing with the specimens submitted to the Board for identifica- 

 tion will appear in this Journal month by month. The notes commenced with 

 the issue for June, 1907. 



