It is requested that the following 
member be quoted in the reply 
to this letter. 
Department of Agriculture, 
Straits Settlements 
& 
Federated Malay States. 
5 th . Mar ch , 19 25, 
Many thanks for the scale insects on Aphelandra, which 
arrived safely. They appear to be S^i. ssetia kejnJ,,&Diiaerx8ma . Tar^. 
which is common in this country , anct. among a great number oi othei 
plants attacks coffee, cinchona, tea, gardenia, guava, loranth^s 
and bamboo. It was not, therefor, imported with tne plant. 
The other scale which I collected on Crossandfta, Gleod 
endron, Thunbergia, Tinea and other plants (the one with the long 
v/ax "tail") appears to iirr ».*••• u. 5as:l»oi^. Dou.fjl. \?hxch A also al¬ 
most omnivorous. It is not mentioned in the Dutch literature, so 
was probably imported from Ceylon. 
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The latter insect is particularly resistant to insect- 
cicles but I should try a well made kerosene emulsion (kerosene 2 
.alls., soap i lb. water 1 gall) diluted 1 : xO. 
o» 
I • * ‘ Wr\ 
Yours sincerely, 
B.A. 
A g ; Go v e r n m eiat It* to mo 1 o g i s t , 
A'p-; Director of Gardens, 
s.s. 
Singapore. 
~ {Ik. 
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