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APPLE TWIG ^RUNER (-Kypermallus villosus Fab . ) 
North Carolina • '"-'W'. A. Thomas (March 21): The'.se insects "began emerging from 
hibernation as indicated by their presence on tanglefoot screens 
near the woods on- the above date., and by, the 25th large numbers 
were being taken, from these screens daily. This was in the vi- 
cinity of Chadbourn. 
ASH 
APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
Arizona 0. L. Barnes (April 22): Aphids (soecies undetermined) have 
.■■ done very serious injury to two ash trees in Phoenix. The trees 
had been severely pruned and were putting on nev; tender growth 
when attacked by the aphids. Practically all the leaves are 
curled and covered by the insects. Other ash trees in the same 
row on both sides of the infested trers, but which had not been 
pruned, were not infested at the tire. 
ARBORVITAE 
AN APHID ( Dilachnus thuja folia Theob.) 
Mississippi R. W, Harned (April 22): This insect has been very abundant 
this spring on arborvitae plants throughout the State. 
30XEIDER 
BOXELBSR BUG ( leptocoris trivittatus Say) 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (January 1-April 15): The boxilder bug was com- 
plained of from Dawson, Custer, Nance, Adams, and Jefferson 
Counties between January 8 and March 28, The complaints were 
mostly of its invading houses and staining draperies, but the 
Nance County correspondent complained of injury to tulip bulbs 
late in March. 
EDAR 
DEODAR WEEVIL ( Pissodes deo darae Hopk.) 
Mississippi R. V7. Harned (April 22): ,7eevils belonging to the genus 
Pissodes, and probably to the st>ecies deodarae , have seriously 
injured Cedrus deodar a plants at a number of places in the State 
this spring. Specimens have teen received from Greenwood, 
Kosciusko, Durant , and Keridi-n recently. 
