Observations on the Banana Scab Moth in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea.

Abstract

The writer spent nearly two years in the Territory collecting parasites of Banana Scab Moth for introduction to Fiji. This work was based on Lae from November, 1956, to February, 1958 and on Rabaul from May to September,1960. Four weeks, altogether, were spent on Bougainville in June and October, 1960.