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COMMON RED SPIDER ( Tetranychus telarius L.) 
South Carolina. J. A. Berley and W. C. Nettles (June 23): Damaging flowers 
and ornamentals, often starting from sweet peas. 
Indiana. J, J, Davis (June 22): Reported damaging evergreens at Plymouth June 
13, and beans and swcetpotatoos at Richmond June 19. Destructive in dahlia 
gardens at Dublin for the past two seasons, 
Mississippi, J, M. Langston (June 22): Reports of infestations on arborvitae 
and other ornamentals received from various sections during the past month. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 20): Red spiders reported working heavily on jack 
pines in Phelps County May 20 and on cedar trees in Chayenne County May 29 # 
Idaho. C. Wakeland (June 19 ) : Following the unprecedented outbreak of red spi- 
ders last year and the mild winter succeeding, we have been expecting a very 
serious infestation this season. Normrl date past when red spiders begin 
to severely injure trees. Many sections free of red spiders and only very 
mild infestation on the lower leaves of Delicious apple trees. 
Utah, G, F, Knowlton (June 12): Damaging raspberries at Butlerville, Salt Lake 
County, 
California. Kern County, Mo. News Bull. (June 1): Proving a serious and per- 
sistent pest. Many sycamore trees have turned completely brown from the 
attacks. Trees sprayed before injury are still in good condition. The 
earliest injury to sycamore and other deciduous trees in the history of this 
office. Preparations are being made to spray some trees the second time to 
prevent injury. 
CEREAL AND'FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT AND OTHER SMALL GRAINS 
WHEAT HEAD ARMYWORM ( Neleucania albilinea Hbn.) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (June 21): This armyworm is doing considerable damage to 
wheat along the edges of fields near Adams town, Frederick County. 
WHEAT STEM MAGGOT ( Meromyza americana Fitch) 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 26): The wheat stem maggot reported to be injuring 
wheat at Topeka. 
ENGLISH GRAIN APHID ( Macro siphum granr.rium Kby. ) 
Indiana. J. J, Davis (June 22): The grain aphid was reported as very abundant 
on wheat in a number of localities in southeastern Indiana during the first 2 
weeks in June; however, ladybird beetles have '•cleaned up the infestations. 
APHID ( Pemphigus brevicornis Hart) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 20): Specimens of this aphid were sent in on June 8 
from Butler County, where they were causing severe damage to the roots of 
wheat plants, A similar report came. from Saline County on June 19, where 
this or another species was infesting the roots of barley plants. 
RICE STINKBUG ( Solubea pugnax Fab.) 
Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (June): The rice stinkbug has b.un reported from McClain 
County as damaging oats by sucking the milk out of the develop lag -grain. 
