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I am quite aware that much good work has been done on the subject 
by \lr Ridley Robinson, and others, and that isolated papers have beer 
published and facts recorded, but a more systematic and complete investiga¬ 
tion, and publication of results in an accessible form is a matter, in my 
opinion, of urgency, as many insects with the increase of planting mav find 
improved conditions of existence and become more widely destructive. 
Specimens of the various insect pests found have been sent to the 
^Museum for identification. 
