Proceedings of the Fourth Meeting of the Locust Committee Appointed by the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research Held at Delhi on 11th and 12th January 1933

1 of the Agenda).—The consideration of the Report of the Deputy Locust Research Entomologist including the work at the Pasni Laboratory was then taken up. [...] The Locust Research Entomologist's 2nd Annual Report on the work of the year 1932 was discussed with special reference to the list of research problems contained in the appendix (page 5) to the proceedings of the third meeting of the Locust Committee as well as with reference to the report of the Pasni Sub-laboratory and the first annual report of the Locust Research Entomologist. [...] Item 4.—Relationship between the maturation of the sex gland4:and colo0 change in the adult.—It has not been found possible to induce a chemist of the necessary qualifications to take up the investigation of the cause Of the colour changes. [...] Richards drew attention to the importance of the detemination of the rate of passage of food through the alimentary canal of the locust and its bearing on control by insecticides. [...] Arrangements br research work on the Desert Locust at Lyallpur in 1933.— The Chairman referred to the decision which the Committee reached on the previous day and asked the Committee to consider the staff and budget required for the proposed research grant to the Punjab.