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Poor 3ir t 
I am asking you th© f&rour of a dster-> 
ainatisn for the little AnthomyliA-lik© fly *©nt 'fey 
past herewith. Tlie re ar© tw© tufees of it, the larra 
«i pupa in the B*®®n4. 
This little insect is attacking ©ur experimental 
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'asana; and one of my assistants, Kr. G.B.heeh sukh, ha# 
workeA out its life jfcistsry thus far. The ;rut» 
attacks the seedling bean boring down into the root 
or up into the stem an 4 then into the petioles* At 
the same time a fungus is liable to develop and 
the seedling euoeunbs. After 10-15 Aaye ef larval 
life the grub pupates w&ere it has been feeding 
and as a pupa lives another 8-10 days. The nature 
ily is not active. It looks for a mate and fer 
e 
a plaee in which to lay egg* more ©r legs whefe 
it itself hateheA# This su ;g©»t8 that it is a general 
feeder for fesane arc not ssmnsxi gjieugk h©r© ts, let 
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a la*y fly ©ntirsly Aopondont on them persist/* 
plants of some si 2 © which h»,Y© the. grufes 
in their pith footling or© liable to crack down 
the ©tom, and in the effort t© carry <sn to throw 
out adrentitiou© roots* 
I aia. Yours faithfully, 
Director of hardens, 9*3. 
The Director, 
Imperial Bureau of 13ntc)m©l®gy, 
at ural Hi st orv w** - . 
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