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ROSE 
TARNISHED PLANT RUG ( Lygus pratensis L.) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (September 27 ) ' Sent in from Greensburg, Decatur 
County, on September l4. Blasting rosebuds and causing the buds to 
grow in a deformed manner. 
ROSE APHID (Ma crosiphum rosae L. ) 
New Jersey, M. D. Leonard (September 23) • Small colonies are present on 
the tender terminal shoots only of a number of climbing roses in a 
garden at Haddonfield. Alates scarce . Damage is negligible, 
VERBENA 
A WEEVIL ( Artipus t exanus Pierce) 
Mississippi. G. L. Bond (September 23): Present in moderate numbers on 
verbena at Lucedale on August 22. 
VIRGINIA CREEPER 
GRAPE LEAFHOPPER ( Erythr oneura comes Say) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (September 20): Proving troublesome on woodbine 
. in Perkins County on August 25* 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (September ~[) : Virginia creepers have from 25 to 
90 percent dry. brown leaves on many ornamental vines observed in 
northern Utah counties o’ wing to attack by this insect. (September lU) 
Damage to Virginia creepers more serious and widespread each week. 
INSECTS ATTACKING MAN A N D 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
MAN 
MOSQUITOES (Culicinae) 
Georgia. J. B. Hull (August 31 ): The smallest number of salt marsh 
mosquitoes ( Aedes soil ici tans Walk.) within the last 4 years has been 
reported by residents of the coastal islands and the coastal section 
of the State. The scarcity of mosquitoes appears to be due to the 
decreased rainfall in these areas and to the mosquito-control work, 
Tennessee. G. Bentley (September 26 ): Aede s aegypt i L. was common in 
offices and homes during the late summer and early fall months. 
Missouri, L. Haseman (September 21 ) : During -the month some species of 
mosquitoes have continued to be annoying- and since the. middle of the 
