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NINEBARK 
AN APHID ( Myzus sp*) 
New Jersey. M. D. Leonard (March ll){ Aphids from leaves of ninebark, Physocarpus 
opulif pirns , at Ridgewood. (Det. "by P* W. Mason.) 
OLEANDER 
OLEANDER SCALE ( Aspidiotus hederae Vallot) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 2l): Oleander leaves infested with this scale re- 
ceived from West Point on April 3» 
ORCHID 
A STEM MINER ( Agromyza virons Loew) 
Florida. G. W. Barber (April lo): Several specimens received of a small fly, the 
larvae of which feed in the flower stems of an orchid, native to the extreme 
southern part of the Everglades. A collector of native orchids states that, 
"both in his nursery at Homestead and in the wild, this fly is so abundant 
that very few "blossoms of this orchid survive. According to him the orchid 
is "being destroyed in the wild since it is unable to produce seed. This 
condition has been observed only recently. (Det. by C. T. Greene.) 
RHODODENDRON' 
RHODODENDRON 30RER ( Cpnopia rhododendri Beutm. ) 
Pennsylvania. E. P, Eelt (April 22); Observ. d in small numbers in the Philadelphia 
area. 
AN AMBROSIA BEETLE ( C orthylus punctatissimus Zirnn. ) 
New York. E. P. Eelt (April 22) j Pitted ambrosia beetle moderately numerous 
in a rhododendron planting at White Plains. 
ROSE 
ROSE SAWFLY ( Caliroa aethiops F. ) 
Virginia, C. R. Willey (April 22): First signs of oviposition found at Richmond 
on April 15, 
TERIFS ( Thys anopt era) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (April 22); Numerous complaints received of Frankliniella 
cephalica Crawf. on roses. 
Mississippi. C. Lvle (April 2l) : Specimens of thrips on rose received from Bay 
St. Louis, Hancock County, on April 10. 
