28 APRIONA GERMARI. 
partments, and the removal of attacked stems would be in the 
nature of a light thinning which would be beneficial rather 
than detrimental to the growing stock. This opinion entirely 
agrees with my own, and, being that of an officer who has held 
charge of the plantation, is, Iconclude, a feasible one. We have 
already seen that the stems containing larve are easily recog- 
nised: each stem cut down should be carefully cut up, includ- 
ing the roots if necessary, until the larva is found and des- 
troyed before a fresh one is felled. ‘This work would require 
the most careful supervision, as upon its being done thoroughly 
would depend the stamping out of the beetle completely. The 
larvze found should be made to tally with the stems cut. If this - 
plan were resorted to and a careful watch kept, I see no reason 
why the pest should not be exterminated. <A strong reason for 
endeavouring to free Shahdera entirely from this beetle exists in 
the fact that it has not madeits appearance in the Changa Manga 
Plantation only 40 miles away. Careful search during several 
years has failed to bring to light a single case of attack on the 
mulberry at the latter place, and the wood of the tree can thus 
to a certain extent be sold as timber. The danger of the beetle 
spreading to Changa Manga is very great, and increases yearly 
as the pest becomes more numerous at Shahdera. That it has 
not done so already is probably attributable to one of two 
causes : either the beetle lays very few eggs or it is heavily para- 
sitised. That it will spread across such a short strip of country 
if given the time to do so is only too probable. 
One further suggestion may be made:here. When com- 
mencing a search for A. Germari at Change Manga I discovered 
that only one forest guard, out of the whole staff of officers in 
charge there, had ever seen the work of the longicorn at 
Shahdera, or knew what its appearance was like or what to 
look for in the search I was about to institute. I explained 
with drawings at the time the appearance of larva and beetle 
and its work in the tree, butif it be feasible I would recom- 
mend that the entire staff at Changa Manga should be deputed 
as occasion offered to visit the Shahdéra plantation and there be 
shown the insect at work. They would thus be in a position’ | 
to recognise it should it unfortunately get to Changa Manga, 
