Pests.
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Parasites To Fight
Interesting Fiji Experiments.
After being engaged for over a year in research work in Java to obtain parasites to fight the pests that affect the Fiji coconut trees, Mr. T. H. C.
Taylor and Mr. R. W. Paine, Govern ment entomologists of Fiji, returned to Suva at the end of May.
They brought back three parasites— two flies and an ichneumon wasp—to combat Tirathaba, the pest that causes premature nuts to fall, and three para sites of external and internal varieties to fight the Promecotheca pest, which mines the coconut leaves.
Both entomologists are hopeful that these parasites will do much to eradi cate the coconut pests of Fiji.
Experiments will be carried out in the Lau Group.