Abstract

Bulletin No. 6, Entomological Series, of the Mysore Agri- cultural Department, by Mr. Kunhikannan, M. A., F. E. S., Senior Assistant Entomologist, Bangalore, treats about the pulse beetles attacking stored pulses. The first part of the Bulletin deals with the details of life-history and with the habits of one of the principal pulse beetles The function of the prothoracic plate found in the newly hatched grub was till now more or less obscure, but Mr. Kunhi- kannan's observations on this point give a definite explanation as to the exact purpose served by that structure. There are various other points which bear evidence to the accuracy of the work, but, it is to be feared, will be uninteresting to non-entomological readers. However, the latter part of the paper which mainly deals with his very interesting observations and experiments regarding certain new methods of control of store pests will not fail to arrest the attention of any reader-least of all that of the practical agri- culturist.

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