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Notes: Icerya purchasi is a well known pest on the Nilgiri and Kodaikanal Hills of Madras state. This report discusses mass multiplication of natural enemies for field release, host plants, review of relevant research in the states of Coorg, Mysore, Travancore, Bombay and Madras, and indigenous species of predators and their life histories.