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C I THUS EUST MITE ( Phyllocoptes oleivorus Ashn. ) ' 
El or i da. J. E. Watson (April 22): Weather over nost of Gitras Belt very dr;/ dur- 
ing the last nonth, resulting in a heavy infestation on citrus. Control 
measures used generally. 
FIG ‘ 
FIG SCALE ( Lepidosaphes ficus Sign. ) 
California. C. K* Fisher (April 5)s Eg~s began hatching today in the Fresno 
district. A fern young crawlers wore still under the old scales; none found 
oh wood or leaves. In 1937 hatching started about April 23, and in 193^ 
on April IS. 
ALMOND 
A DAEKLING BEETLE ( Metoponlun abnorrae Lee.) 
California. E. 0. Essig • (April 12): Observed eating buds and foliage of alnond 
trees at Antioch, Unusual for this beetle to feed in trees* 
AVOCADO 
PYBIFOEM SCALE ( Protopulvinaria pyrifomis Ckll.) 
Florida. J. E. Watson (April 22): Eather common on avocados in southern Florida. 
TSUCK-CEOP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( Lis troderes obliquus Klug) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 2l): Apparently new adults sent in on April 19 from 
Forrest County. 
SPOTTED CUCUM8EE 3SZTLE ( Diabrot ica duodec inpunc tata F.) 
Virginia. L. W. Brannon (April 2^) • First beetle of the season observed feeding 
on young snap beans on April 12 near Norfolk. Beans just up. 
South Carolina. J, G. Watts (April 22): Adults observed at Blackville on various 
wild plants since April 7« Also on cucumbers, potatoes, and beans. Damage 
to seedling cucumbers not severe. 
STEIFED CUCUMBEE BEETLE ( Diabrot ica vittata F. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (April 25 ): Observed feeding on young 
cantaloup plants in a coldframe at Norfolk. 
