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Arizona C. E. Lcbert (July 28): The cottony cushion scale, Icerya 
•purchasi Mask, in this valley is practically reduced at the 
present tine. Every known infestation has been supplied with 
the predatory lady beetle, Rodolia cardinali s Mul s . . and the 
majority of infestations have been cleaned out. 
CITRUS MEALYBUG- ( Psuedo coccus citri Risso) 
Florida J. R. Watson (July 24): Mealybugs have been very abundant 
in groves. The experiment station has been liberating several 
thousand Cryptolacmu s mo.ntrouzieri Mul'fl. : These are multiply- 
ing rapidly and in groves where they were first introduced 
mealybugs ai*e becoming scarce. 
CITRUS: RUST MITE ( Phyllocoptcs oleivorus Ashm. ) 
Florida , J. R. Watson (July 24): Another insect which has been 
favored by the dry weather is the rust mite, whose attacks are 
extending much later in the season than normally. 
E. w. Berger and G. 3. Merrill (July 23): The citrus rust 
mite is very abundant in some groves at Mcintosh and Micanopy. 
AIT ANT ( Pheidole sp. (.probably P. desertorum ) 
var. Maricopa VJhl. ) 
Arizona C. D. Lebert (July 23): Severe injury by girdling young 
citrus trees near Mesa, -about 60 per cent of the young trees 
became infected with gummosis from having the bud union 
covered. The ants seem to be attracted to gum pockets and 
have in nearly every case at least partially girdled the tree 
by removing the bark around the bud union and below. 
