Annotated Bibliography of Diamondback Moth - part

General
0001. Allan, W. 1930. Insect pests and plant diseases of
economic importance during the year. Annu. Rep. Dep. Agric.
N. Rhodesia 1929, pp. 36-44.
The larva of Lhe weevi I, Ornophorus stomachosus Boh.,
eats into the heart of figs and causes them to dcop. Busseo-
In fusca Fuller (maize stalk borer) is prob'Aly the most.
serious pest of maize, which is also attacked by Heliothis
(C1, 1oride ,) o),S(o Iota F. , adi an insect thought. to be the
Tettigoniid, Ac, n thopIus (discoidalis ilk., which sometimes
does considerable damage to the young cobs. Tobacco is also
attacked by H. obsoleta and by Phthorimaea heliopa Lw., and
P. operculella Zell. Vegetable pests include Bar-ada hilaris
Burm., Plutell:a maculipennis Curt., Athalia flacca Kon. (turnip
sawfly) and Bri-vicor.vne (Aphis) brassicae L., on crucifers;
Epi luchna chrysomelina F. , and Aphis gossypii Glov. , on
cucurbits, and Phthorirnmea oFerculella on potatoes. [RAH]
0002. Anonymous. 1914. Bulletins of the Horticultural and
Agricultural Station. Suchum, No.14:11-15 and 62. (in Russ
i an) .
This issue of the bulletin consists of a report on the
work of the Station in 1913, a program intended to be carried
out in 1914 and sa)me estimates for 1915. There is an entomological
section at the Station, a report of which is also
included. The chief pest of orchards is Schizoneura Janigema
Hausm., control of which is conducted only in the nurseries;
the local variety of apple called "Abchaz-apple" is
not attacked or only little injured by this pest. Cydia
pomonelln and Rhynch.ites paux.ilius Germ. occur everywhere End
are very injurious. Other pests include Thrips on various
nursery plants; Lachnus pers icae on peaches, which however
does not do serious damage, even when present in large numbers;
Lepidosaphes u lmi (Mytilnspis pomorum), and other Coccidae;
Zeuzera asculi, Vanessa polychloros, L;'mantria (Ocnerin)
clispar, and some species (f Tortricidae and of Scolytidae.
Among market-gardens pests the report mections: Pieris
bimassicae, Plutella maculipennis Curt. ( cruciferai-um Zell.),
AthaLia spinarum F., and some Halticini. [RAE]
0003. Anonymous. 1918. Report on the occurrence of insect and
fungus pests on plants in England and Wales in the year 1917.
Bd. Agric. Fisheries, London, Miscell. Publications No. 21,
32 pp.
H1ydroecia micacea Esp. is widely distributed in allotments,
in June and July and doing extensive damage. Pieris
brassicae L., the larvae of which is damages the pods of
turnips and swedes grown for seed cogether with P. napi are
universally abundant and cause widespread damage. In one case
they even attacked onions. A very high percentage of the
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