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black PECAN APHID ( Melanocallis caryaef oliae Davis) 
Mississippi. M, L. Grimes (October 26): Several, heavy inifestations on pecan 
were observed in the vicinity of Meridian during the month, 
C ITRUS 
ELORIDA BED SCALE ( C hrys omphalus aonidum L. ) 
Florida. K, Spencer (October 20): Present in all citrus sections. Leaf drop 
from heavy infestations has been seen in some groves and citrus nurseries, 
. There were large increases in popailation late in the summer, 
PURPLE SCALE ( Lepidosaphes beckii Newm, ) 
Florida, H. Spencer (October 20); Scattered heavy infestations in all citrus 
sections, especially whore the groves have received control measures that 
left inert residues. 
CITRUS RUST MITE ( Phyllocoptos oleivorus Ashm,.) 
Florida, H, Spencer (October 15): Rust mitos a.gain increasing in numbers all 
over the citrus section, after the usual su|nmer slump, 
MANGO 
RED-BANDED TKRIPS ( Selenothrips rubrocinotus Giard) 
Florida. H, Spencer (October lo); Qpite destructive to nursery mango trees. in 
central Florida, 
PAPAYA 
PAPAYA FH3ITFLY ( Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerst.) 
Florida, H, Spencer (October l); After an absence of nearly 4 years, the papaya 
fruitfly is again observed in central Florida, It v/as eliminated from this 
section by the freeze of 1934, which cut down all the plants. Weather in 
the Miami district was not cold enough to eradicate it there, 
A WHITEFLY ( Trialeurodes variabilis Quaint.) 
Florida, H, Spencer (October 20) ; Absent all this year from some plantings of 
papaya in central Florida, In other plantings, where the leaves remained 
green throughout last winter, this insect has been quite troublesorje, . 
Correction , — Tho insect referred to as Papilio thoas L, in Insect Post Sur- 
vey Bulletin dated September 1, 1938 (vol. IS, No, 7* P* 471, last line) should 
have been P, crosphontes Cram, 
