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breaks of any importance were reported during the year. These 
were of the nutgrass anayworm, (_S , mauriti aBoisd. ) and the cane 
soon r3co7cr<sdfrom the setback received when young. 
SUGARCANE LE AFFILE? ( Cmi c d e s ac c eot a Butl.) 
Hawaiian Islands 0, H, Swezey (Report for 1927): There has been no noticeable 
injury by this pest for a number of years* 
ASIATIC BEETLE (Anomala oriental is Waterh.) 
Hawaiian Islands 0, H. Swezey "(Report for 1927): JJery rarely was a specimen 
of the beetle or grub met with. The introduced Phillippine 
wasp Scolia raanilae Ashm. has kept it in control* 
A WIREWOEM ( Monocrepidius ervsul Sharp.) 
Hawaiian Islands 0. H. Swezey (Report for 1927): There was no trouble from 
wireworms. Perhaps this was due to non-planting of fields 
last year in the regions where wirwworms were prevalent, 
as the injury by them is chiefly eating out the eyes of re- 
cently planted seed cane. 
A MOLE CRICKET ( C-ryllotalpa africar.a Beauv. ) 
Hawaiian Islands 0. H, Swezey (Repofct for 1927): Only in a few instances was 
there injury by this pest, in aaach case where cane was planted 
in wet or swampy regions infested by mole crickets which ate 
out some of the eyes of the cuttings so as to necessitate 
replanting. A parasite, Larra luzonensis Roh, ^has been intro- 
duced and is now well established. It will no doubt, in time 
bring about a reduction of damage by this pest. 
A GRASSHOPPER ( Oxya chinensis Thunb. ) 
liian Islands 0. H, Swezey (Report for 1927); There were a few instances 
in which this grasshopper ate cane sufficiently to make a 
very ragged appearance and possibly made somewhat of a check to 
the cane.. These were always where there was an. abundance of 
nutgrass in the fields or along the roadsides and borders 
of fields. 
AN APHID ( Aphis sacchari Zehntner) 
Hawaiian Islands 0, H. Swezey (Report for 1927): There wetirno serious infes- 
tations . (Dt was controlled by introduced ladybeetles, parasites, 
lacewing flies, and dyrphid flies. 
