. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. \ I. No. THE AGRICULTUJIAI. NE\V8. 45. RECENT REPORTS. Notf-i on [user! I'l-.^tx, lUOt. A Ripart m' Ih • Soutli- luixtern Ai/riculfnriil Volleije, ir>/f», KihiIiiikI. Hi/ /•'. I'. Th'-oMil, , lieiKU-t ileitis with ]H« dlisiiAud in Kiij^lainl, eHpeciiilly in the southiTii rountit's, ami i-oiitaiiis iiiui'h inter eating matter. In diseussini; leniedies tor seale insects, the author phues reliance on three methods : spraying witli fiustie alkali wash, with resin wash, and fumigating with li
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. \ I. No. THE AGRICULTUJIAI. NE\V8. 45. RECENT REPORTS. Notf-i on [user! I'l-.^tx, lUOt. A Ripart m' Ih • Soutli- luixtern Ai/riculfnriil Volleije, ir>/f», KihiIiiikI. Hi/ /•'. I'. Th'-oMil, , lieiKU-t ileitis with ]H« dlisiiAud in Kiij^lainl, eHpeciiilly in the southiTii rountit's, ami i-oiitaiiis iiiui'h inter eating matter. In diseussini; leniedies tor seale insects, the author phues reliance on three methods : spraying witli fiustie alkali wash, with resin wash, and fumigating with liydrocyanie acid gas. Mr. Theobald's caustic alkili wash is ?A powerful liciiiid, to be applied to (loniianf trees in winter. I'lifortunately a liquid of such iMitency cannot he in the West Indies where most j)lants are in more or active •{rowth through the whole year. The resin wash is similar lo that recommended l>y the Department (see HVs/ Indian jtnllelin. Vol. II., p. 180, and Ginfiuil Tri'dlmcnt of Insccl fi-xla, 2nd. edition, p. 12) with the substitution of soft soap for whale oil. It is curious that whale oil ami whale oil soap n)ce« is fatal to scale insects. For the j)resent, however, we depend on the spraying machine, and we agree with Mr. Theubalcl in placing reliance on got)d washes. Another section of the report, of interest in the West Indies, is that on the 'Introduction of foreign Ladybirds.' The ladybirds are a familiar group of small beetles that eat plant lice and scab' insects : hence their importance to agri- «-ultnre. Mr. Theobald wishes to sujudement the native English ladybirds by the introduction of more voracious foreign ones that would keep jdant lice in better cheek, and to this end he obtained three consiginnents from Tasmania. He has hopes that one of may check the Apfiit: that is .such a pest to hop-growers. We trust the experiment will meet with success. .\s a rule, such introductions do not . to be suc
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