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Florida : larvae of Pieris {Poniia) rapae on celery and Lepidosaphes 

 heckii on grape-fruit. From Hawaii : Diaspis bromeliae and Pseudo- 

 coccus hromeliae on pine-apples ; Coccus longulus on betel leaves. From 

 Japan : Pulvinaria sp. on an unknown plant ; larvae of a weevil in 

 sweet potatoes ; Pseudaonidia sp., Ceroplastes sp., and Parlatoria sp. 

 on an unknown pot-plant ; Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis on Thuja 

 obtusa ; and a wee\nl in beans. From Java : weevils in dried ginger. 

 From Manila : Pseudaonidia sp. on beagle nuts. From Mexico : 

 Calandra oryzae and Lepidopterous larvae in seeds ; Asterohcanium sp. 

 on oleander ; Lepidosaphes lasianthi on croton. From New Jersey : 

 Dialeurodes citri and Pseudococcus sp. on gardenia ; green aphis on 

 chrysanthemum plants. From New York : Diaspis boisduvali and 

 Isosoma orchidearum on orchids ; Aspidiotus hederae on Ceropegia 

 saundersi ; Diaspis sp. on BiUbergia distachii and on B. leopoldi ; 

 Gymnaspis aechmeae on BiUbergia sa,imdefsi ; Pseudococcus sp. and 

 Parlatoria sp. on lemon plant ; Saissetia oleae on Rhipiates rJiombera ; 

 an unidentified Coccid on Virsal sp. ; Pseudococcus and Aleurodes sp. 

 on ornamental plants. From Tahiti : Lepidopterous larvae in seeds 

 of Barringionia sp. ; Lepidosaphes beckii on limes. From Arizona : 

 Heliofhis {Chloridca) obsolefa^ in green maize. From Central America : 

 Aspidiotus cyanophylli on bananas. From Rhode Island : green aphis 

 on dahlia roots. From Texas : Aleurodes sp. on Cape jasmine buds. 

 From Ohio : Pseudococcus and Aleurodes sp. on coleus. 



Ehrhorn (E. M.). Division of Plant Inspection. — Hawaiian Forester 

 & Agriculturist, Honolulu, xiv, no. 8, August 1917, pp. 212-216. 



Pests intercepted during the riionth of June included scale-insects 

 on plants from Manila and palm aphis on orchids from England ; 

 1,200 bags of wheat were found badly infested with the grain weevil 

 [Calandra granaria] and were fumigated for 48 hours with carbon 

 bisulphide. The radish maggot [Chortophila brassicae] was found 

 infesting 4 cases of turnips which were destroyed. 



During July 100 bags of Japanese rice were fumigated against the 

 rice moth, Paralipsa modesta. 



FuLLAWAY (D. T.). Division of Entomology. — Hawaiian Forester & 

 Agriculturist. Honolulu, xiv, no. 8, August 1917, pp. 216-218. 



During the months of June and July from 54,400 pupae of the 

 melon fly [Dacus cucurbitae] 2,351 individuals of Opius jletcheri were 

 bred and distributed. Other beneficial parasites liberated included 

 Diachasma tryoni, 270 ; Tetrastichus, 850 ; Galesus, 150 ; Paranagrus 

 (corn leaf-hopper parasite), 12,500. 



NowELL (W.). Internal Disease of Cotton Bolls in the West Indies.— 

 West Indiati Bull., Barbados, xvi no. 3, 1917, pp. 203-235. 



Cotton staining has been shown to be due to the infection of the 

 contents of the boll with certain fungi, four species of which have 

 been found, or with bacteria, these organisms gaining access by means 

 of the punctures made by bugs, chiefly Dysdercus spp. (cotton stainers) 

 and Nezara viridis (green bug). In India the damage is caused by 

 D. cingulutus, F., and in Egypt by Oxycarenus hyalipennis, Costa. 



