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that members of this species have been . swept . fron open field crops during 
January, 
A COREID ( Leptoglossus occidental! s Heid.) 
Utah. G. F, Knowlton (December 31)* Specinens picked up in offices and labora- 
tories at the College at Logan, causing annoyance to humans, * 
A1TTS (Fornicidae) 
Texas. R. K. Fletcher . (January 20): Pogononyrnex b arbutus F. Smith found in 
Jefferson County today. (February 2 j : Atta. texana Buckley found in Harris 
County today. (February 21 ): Ants were killing trees, 'shrubs, and small 
plants in Harris County on February. 1, 
A MITE ( Tetremychus sp.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 2l): Specinens of beans, sweet peas, azalea, 
and camellia plants infested with red spider mites .were received from 
Harrison County in November and January, from Sunflower County in October, 
and fron Washington County in December. , Reports of injury to arborvitae 
were also received from Covington County in December. 
CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT AND OTHEft GRAINS , 
GREEN BUG ( Toxoptera gr ami nun Rond. ) 
Virginia. S. B. Fenne (February 17 ) ! General infestation of aphids on wheat, 
barley, and small grains. 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (February 24): Aphid' damage common in Barnwell 
County section, appreciable damage having been done in occasional oat 
fields. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (January 20): Abundant on oats at Fort Valley in the 
central part of the" State. (February 2l): Still abundant on oats and 
wheat at Fort Valley. 
T. L. Bissell (February 20): Mild outbreak on oats this winter. Reported 
from Taylor County on January 9 and 15; from Spalding County on January 3i; 
and from Pike County on February 7» Estimated loss on one farm on January 
31 was 10 percent. The parasite Lysiphlebus testaceipes Cress, has been at 
work since January 9» when it was reported for the first time. 
P. M. Gilmer (January 29): Reported on January 27 as seriously attacking 
winter oats throughout the State. Infestation rather heavy in vicinity of 
Tifton and in several other counties of southern Georgia.. Some fields ob- 
served in which all of the plants have been killed over areas as large as 
half an acre. (February ll): Observations at Adel indicate that heavy in- 
festations are rapidly disappearing. Very little indication of parasitize/ 
tion noted. 
