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POPLAR AND WILLOW BOUSE. ( Stornoc-het us lapathi L.) 
Oregon. F. P. Keen (June 26): Abundant in native willows around Portland, 
lull-grown larvae present on June 10. 
\7. D. Edwards (July 11): First adults observed at Portland. Most 
adults expected to emerge by August 1. Severe injury to river willows 
common in infested areas. 
EUROPEAN WILLOW LEAS BEETLE ( Plagio d era versicolora Laich.) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (July IS): Found on willow at Annajjolis. 
AN APHID ( Chaitophorus vim.inalis Monel l) 
New Jersey. M. D. Leonard (July 6): Infestation at Ridgewood, reported 
as of June 15 » is now very heavy, and alates much more numerous. 
Still very- abundant on the many large water sprouts. 
INSECTS AFFECTING GREENHOUSE 
AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 
FULLER’S ROSE BEETLE ( pantonorus godmani Crotch) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (July 27): Found killing 
azalea plants at Norfolk by barking the stems of the plants just 
below the surface of the ground. 
A NITIDULID ( Meligothos mutatus Harold) 
Delaware. E. P. Felt (July 22): Injury to sweet pea blossoms reported 
from Wilmington. 
A CURCULIONID ( Sitona f lave scons Mar sham) 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (July IS): Considerable trouble in june- 
grass lawns. Found rather heavily infested with adults and grubs, 
as many as 4 or 5 per square foot. (Det. by L. L. Buchanan.) 
FLEA BEETLES (Halticinae) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 15): Specimens of Disonycha triangularis Say 
and Systena hud sonias Forst. sent in from Douglas County on June 22 
with the report that they "were found on asters and other plants and 
weeds. 
HAIRY CHINCH BUG ( Blissus hirtus Montd. ) 
Connecticut. J. P. Johnson (July 24): Prolonged drought together with 
favorable temperatures doubtless responsible for an increase in lawn 
