. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 250 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. August 12, C>i- ?S('.J7. J^.v^-s^i^ \ jt^^TvV - -^- -^^^^? INSECT NOTES. Wild Bees. Li the publications of the Imperial Department of Agriculture reference has frequently been made to the «-ild bee, the cow bee, and the .Jack Spaniard, or maribunta. The scientific names of some of these insects having been ascertained, the following notes are given in order that more definite references may be made to these species. The wild bee (Pulistes annularis) is found in Barbados and St.
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 250 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. August 12, C>i- ?S('.J7. J^.v^-s^i^ \ jt^^TvV - -^- -^^^^? INSECT NOTES. Wild Bees. Li the publications of the Imperial Department of Agriculture reference has frequently been made to the «-ild bee, the cow bee, and the .Jack Spaniard, or maribunta. The scientific names of some of these insects having been ascertained, the following notes are given in order that more definite references may be made to these species. The wild bee (Pulistes annularis) is found in Barbados and St. Vincent. It is distinguished bj- the large, yellow spot on the first segment of the abdomen. The antennae are black in the middle and lighter at base and apex, the thorax is black and reddish, and the legs are black, banded with light yellow. In St. A'incent this species is of a lighter colour throughout. The cow bee (Polif^tes hellicoms) is stouter than the wild bee. It is found in Barbados. The face is bright yellow, the thorax has narrow, yellow markings, and each segment of the abdomen is bordered with a narrow, yellow band. The Jack Spaniard or maribunta {Polistes fuscaius instahilis) is found in Barbados, Jlontserrat, and St. Kitt's. It is smaller and more slender than the two preceding and there is a greater contrast of colour, the black being a deeper black, and the j'ellow of the thorax and abdomen more conspicuous. The face, antennae, and legs are coloured and marked as in the cow bee {P. hellicosi(s), while the yellow markings of the body are more like those of the wild bee (/?'. anindan's). Insect Pests at Barbados. During the last few weeks reports have come to hand of the occurrence of the cotton worm in the fields of young cotton at Barbados. In many cases the insects have apparently spread from fields of old cotton which planters have, contrary to the advice of the Imperial Department of Agriculture, omitted to destroy. Planters are again urged to be on the wat
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