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FLEA-3EETLES (Haltica litigata Fallf) 
J. M. Langs ton (July 23): Plea-beetles "belonging to this 
species were found to Tje abundant on and causing considerable 
injury to crepe myrtle at A. & H. College early in July. 
CYCLAMEN MITE ( Tarsoiiemus pallidus Banks) 
E. IT. Cory and assistants (July 17): Quite a severe infes- 
tation of the cyclamen mite in field-grown delphiniums was 
noted in southern Prince Georges Counts' - . 
0LEA1TBER SCALE ( Aspidiotus hederae Vallot) 
H. Gladney (July 17): This scale insect was found seriously 
infesting asparagus ferns in Ocean Springs, Miss. 
New York 
Wisconsin 
. IRIS 
A SNOUT BEETLE ( Honoiychus v ulpeculus Fab. ) 
W. 2. Blauvelt (Juno 17): Specimens which were attacking 
blue iris have been received from Batavia. 
. IRIS BORER ( Macronoctua onus t a Grote) ■• '. 
E. L.Chambers (July 21); Iris borers are being fovmd by the 
nursery inspectors doing heavy damage to some plantings of Iris. 
Several plantings that wore condemned were found with more than 
50 per cent infestation. 
Mississippi 
PITTOSPORUM 
C0TTC1TY- CUSHION SCALE (i cerya purchasi Mask.) 
G. I. Bond (July 20): The cottony cushion scale is pretty 
well scattered all over the city of Laurel, being rapidly 
brought under control ^ ladybird beetles, R odolia cardinal! s 
Muls. The scale has been apparently completely eradicated 
from many heavily infested pittosporum bushes. The beetles have 
been found to have migrated to widely separated infestations, 
Laurel, Jones Count"" - . 
Connecticut 
••■ HOSE . 
ROSE LEA? BEETLE (No donota puneticollis Say) 
33. P. Pelt (July 21): The rose leaf beetle was extremely 
abundant and injurious to roses at Westport. 
