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California. R. E. Campbell (Noveml)er 20, 1939)* Adults of Di£lo^;Ud^ 
luscus Meinert and Erachyiulus pusillus Leach have been attacking 
low-growing plants, especially violas, and pansies, and delphiniums 
at Pasadena and vicinity. Adults of Oxidus gracilis Koch have also 
"been attacking low-growing ornamental plants at Pasadena. ^Det. hy 
H. F. Loomis.) 
CACTUS 
CACTUS SCALE ( Piaspis echinocacti Louche) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (Eehruary 23): Specimens sent from Hoxubee County, 
where cactus was- being injured early in January. 
LOGWOOL ■ 
DOGWOOD CLUB GALL ( Mycodiplosis alternata Felt) 
New York. E. P. Felt (February 24): Reported as abundant at Cutchogue, 
Long Island. 
EUONYIilUS SCALE ( Chionaspis euonymi Comst.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 23): Found on euonymus in Winston County 
on December 1, 1939 » and received from a correspondent in Coahoma 
County, where it was found on a trailing euonymus on December 5* 
FERN 
FERN SCALE ( Pinnaspis asp-idistrae Sign. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 23): Specimens sent from Yazoo Co-unty 
early in December 1939 • 
GLADIOLUS 
TOBACCO THRIPS ( Franklinlella fusca Hinds) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (February 21): Some thrips sent in from gladioli, 
a sprinkling of Taenio thrips simplex Mori son, but more of this pest. 
JUNIPER AND CEDAR 
DEODAR WEEVIL ( pissodcs nemoronsis Germ.) 
Mississippi, D. W. Grimes (February 23): A total of 134 adults collected 
from a few deodar trees in Attala County at intervals of 3 "to 11 
days between November 7 ^•ud December l6, 1939* 
