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vicinity of tlie trees is often unsuspected. The beetles may, 
however, easily be caught. They hide themselves during 
the day-time just below- the surface of the gyound around 
the base of the coffee tree. A few coolies instructed to dig 
away the earth near each tree with a trowel will collect all 
the beetle in a few days. There is no necessity to dig 
deeply as the depth to which the beetle bores is but 1-3 
inches. 
Padi. 
It is reported from the British Residency, Pahang, that 
the padi in Pahang has been severely attacked by Nonag via 
inf evens, the same insect that was responsible for the 
damage at Krian during 1906. On account of the lack of an 
irrigation scheme the cultivation of padi in Pahang can 
hardly be as good as that of Krian, and a return of the 
insect may be expected in 1909; it has been impossible to 
deal with all these pests since my transference to the Agri- 
cultural Department and it will take some time before a 
thorough knowledge of these insects can be gained. 1 hope 
to study the padi pests during 1909. It is likely that the 
section of resistant kinds of padi and better cultivation will 
improve matters, but it will be necessary for observation 
to be made on the ground. 
Attaeus atlas has given considerable trouble to the 
Superintendent of the Government Experiment Plantations 
as has also a Pvralid moth, Agathodes ost entails, on the 
Dadap (Erythvma). Both of these insects are under ob- 
servation and remedies for them will be given later. 
A series of lectures to the various District Associations 
are being commenced. The first of these will be on the 
methods that must be adopted by the planters in order to 
deal effectively with the white ant attacking rubber. Dis- 
cussions will follow the lectures and diagrams and demon- 
strations will be given. 
H. C. PRATT, 
Gove mm ent Entomologist . 
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OP COCONUT 
PLANTATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1908. 
The area under coconuts in the Federated Malay States 
I estimate, approximately, at 118,697 acres, made up as 
follows: 
