Annotated Bibliography of Diamondback Moth - part

General
derogata F. on Hibiscus. The adults of most of them are very
briefly described. Other pests of garden plants include Cerntis
(Aulacophora) coffeae Hrnst and C. (A) quadr.imuculata
Chap. on cucumber and pumpkin; 9pilachna v igintioctopunctntt
F. ol cucumber, tomato, egg--plant (Sol.anum melongena) and
'h3"sulus pe'tvinan; Aphis mu idis Fitch on [flize; Letoglossus
aust11 1 is F. on pumpkin; Mictis profana F. on rose, Cassia,
arid 1 ( itfrus; and Friophy'es h-ihisci Nat., on 1/ibiscus. Adults
of Ao etlus verisut us liar were reported to be attacking t he
leaves of beans in fa Province in 1937. Brief suggestions are
made for the control of the various kinds of pests recorded.
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0085. Lever, R. .1. A. W. 1939. Entomological notes. Agric. J.
Fiji 10:35-39.
Larvae of I'lutelln maculipennis Curt. were intercepted
in April 1939 in cabbages imported from Australia. Two parasites
of Agonoxen a ar-gIula Meyr. , first bred in 1922 are now
known to be Brach.ymorin fijionsis Ferriere and Apanteles sp.
A species resembling M-icrobrucon (Bracon) hebeoor Say and a
species of Kupelmus were also bred from the larvae. A. nr-gau­
.In tamaged coconut palms on Vanua L,evu ill October 1938, but
was apparently checked by the pirasites latr, in tihe season,
and it was also report ed on 1aku Iuva Is Iand in June 1939.
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0086. Lever, R. .1. A. W. 1944. Division of' Entomology. Annual
report for the year 1943. Agric. J. Fi.ji 15:73-75.
Some of the informat ion in this report. on insect pests
in 'i~j i in 1943 has a! reardy been not iced. Those of importance
recorded in the field during the year included Plutellr
mau(:ulipennis Curt . on cabbage and turnip; Crocidolomia hino ­
tnfis Zel I. on cabbage and radish; !Iargnionia indict Saund.
on pumpkin; faruca testulalis Geyer, Zizera labrndus mangoensis
lt Ir., and Nezara vr'irdula var. smargduln F. on beans;
Fpi lnchna vigintioctopunctata F. on potato, cabbage, and eggplant
(So Ianum m' longknn) ; C.vlns form icar- ius F. on sweet
potato; Soga t furcifet-n Iorv. , on rice; Mictis profatna F. on
orange; and Adot'I -us vetsurus liar. and Aulacaspis ci,nmomi
Newst., on rose. An adult male of ['ieris r'pae L. was taken
in flight near Suava whfarf. Insects observed infestitig stored
products were Lasiode,ovn serricor-e F. which attacked d r,i ed
chopped cabbage and beans , Caltandra oryvzue L. in wheat, and
Bruchus ob toctus Say in hean seeds imported from New South
Wales. Cat oramn hetlbarium Gorh. attacked book covers and
leather s u it-cases. Nat iv, parasites reared from insect
pests during the year were fe.miplarsenus semill, iclnvus Gi r.
from la r va e o f ['h.vt omvza sp i c Ita Ma I I . on ma i z Ile aves;
Fucoiln, sp. from I arviae of' Agro .vzla ( lil'io ryvza) strigata, .g.
on sweet-potato leaves; Dil,lazo. 1netaot-ori'us F. from Sy'phus
corolle var. vitiensis Bez. which is predacrious on Rhopu losiphum
n.vmphnoae I,. on water hyacinth (Eichhornia) and the
stalks of rice; Apanteles expulsu.s Turn. and Mesochorus sp.
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