38 THE FLORIDA BUGGIST 
Mr. W. W. Yothers of the Orlando Laboratory, U.S. Bur. Ent., 
was married on December 6 to Miss Ada Bumby of Orlando. 
Prof. J. R. Watson while passing through the fair city of Ar- 
cadia a few weeks ago had to wait on the E. & W. C. train; not 
being acquainted in the city, and in order to while away the time, 
he secured his insect net and decided to collect a few membracids 
and other insects around town. 
Some of the older settlers not being familiar with the work of 
an entomologist at once reported his actions to the mayor. Mayor 
Royal while on his way to the scene of action met Sheriff Dishong, 
and the two officials after viewing the strange actions of the 
“German Looking Fellow” from a distance decided that some- 
thing was radically wrong, so he was at once taken into custody. 
Upon searching his baggage a number of bulletins were found 
and his identity established. Professor was very angry, but his 
pardon was begged and he went on his way to Bradentown.— 
Correspondent. 
Note :—Lucky for the Professor that he did not have a stray 
copy of The Jeffersonian in his baggage, or that the zealous but 
uninformed officers did not find his insect-poison bottle. 
THE EFFECTS OF THE FREEZE OF FEBRUARY 2-4, 1917 
ON 
THE INSECT PESTS AND MITES ON CITRUS. 
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now in nearly every part of this group of counties that spraying 
should be done if bright fruit is to be obtained. The only result 
in the reduction of the mites by the freeze has been the post- 
ponement of the time of maximum infestation in these counties 
about a month or six weeks. 
In the localities of group three they were also greatly reduced 
in number but not sufficiently to be of any great economic im- 
portance. Spraying had to be resorted to at about the same time 
as in an ordinary season. 
By late July and early August the rust mite had become very 
abundant. In fact, it is generally believed now, that there were 
more present than ever before in the history of the citrus indus- 
try. On October 3rd, however, the species is very scarce. Sev- 
eral groves were examined the first of October and only a few 
hundred were found. The almost complete extermination of this 
species by the freeze and its reproduction to billions in six months 
is a most remarkable biological fact. According to computation, 
