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PECAN 
PECAN NUT CASEBEARSR ( Acrobasis caryae Grote) 
Florida. A. M. Phillips (March 25): At Monticello larvae were active on 
March 17 and were feeding on the open buds on March 23» 
HICKORY SHUCK WORM ( Laspeyresia caryana Fitch) . 
Florida. A. M. Phillips (March 17): Adults emerged today from caged ma- 
terial at Monticello laboratory. 
OBSCURE SCALE ( Chrysomphalus obscurus Comst.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle, et al. (March 25): Reported abundant on unsprayed 
pecan trees in Humphreys, Holmes, and Yazoo Counties. . 
. ■ CITRUS 
CALIFORNIA RED SCALE ( Aonidiella aurantii Mask.). 
Arizona.. C. D. Lebert (March 10): In the Phoenix-Tempe area 6 small infes- 
tations were found on euonymus, sour orange, pyracantha, citrus, and 
rose. All dooryard infestations confined to a comparatively few host 
plants. 
SPIREA APHID ( Aphis spiraecola Patch.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (March 23): Owing to low winter temperature, citrus 
trees have just started to put out new flushes of growth, with very 
little injury so far from the green citrus aphid. 
W. Mathis (March 20) j Spotted infestations were found near Fort 
Pierce, with numerous blood-red ladybeetles feeding on them. 
CITRUS WHITEFLY ( Dialeurodes citri Ashm.) 
Mississippi. J. Milton (March 21); Observed in Hinds County in large num- 
bers on Ligustrum plants today. 
PINEAPPLE 
PINEAPPLE MEALYBUG ( Pseudococcus brevipes Ckll.) 
Florida. W. Mathis (January 20): Observed in a planting near Boynton and 
were attended by numbers of the ant Pheidole floridans Emery var. 
TRUCK-CROP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Listroderes obliquus Klug) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (March 23):. Specimens received from Blountstown, 
Calhoun County, where it was reported seriously damaging gardens. 
F. S. Chamberlin (March 24): Abundant in Gadsden County since De- 
cember 1, and has been noted especially in turnip fields. At present to- 
bacco plant beds are becoming infested. 
