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MUGHO PIKE 
PIKE LEAP MINER ( Paralechia pinifoliella Chamb. ) 
Connecticut. E. P. Pelt (May 22) r The pine leaf miner was found, in abundance 
on raugho pine at West port. 
ROSy 
ROSE LEAP BEETLE- ( SJadoayfri puneticollis Say) 
Maryland. JV A., Hyslop (Kay 26^ S&rlausly affecting: the blossoms of roses 
and peonies *_ but- appajeeafc^g net as. numerous as La3t year- Many flowers 
are damaged, btrfc many arfe also frste from injury**... 
■ HODBSSt .'-TTO&- ®Bf>&- (Igiediie-si ho6u1£ssje&, Beafc) 
Nebraska- ^J&iSMii^K^ 2^*^: A~rose. twig tfa^s hast gaUsr cat ..rfc: fbarmsd by 
R» nebulosiiafc wsss smzk im.fte«& Hiia^cock C&u^ty oa May 20W- 
A HOSfc«fcERHr ( Mysaphis rosarjum KL£b*J 
Ohio*- E^ Tfcr Mendenball (Bay 20iijfe ? . Rose apliida- are quite numerous on rose bushes 
in gardens of private homes in- central Ohio* 
. FLOWER THRIPS ( Frankliniella tritici Fitch) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (May 2*0t Specimens of roses infested with thrips were 
received from Philadelphia, Magnolia, Millard, Lexie, and Starkville during 
the first half of the months 
SNOWBALL 
■ • BEAN APHID ( Aphis rumlcis L.) 
Utah. G, F. Knowlton (May 18)s k, rumicis is extremely abundant and damaging 
snowball bushes at Smithfield and is found on occasional bushes at Logan* 
YEW 
BLACK VINE WEEVIL ( Brachyrhinus sulcatus F.) 
Rhode Island. A. E. Stene (May 27) ! A severe infestation of black vine weevil 
on Taxus at Cranston, 
New York, W. E. Blauvelt (May 2*0 : Light-to««heavy infestations were found on 
Taxus cusp i data in several localities on Long Island during the week ■ 
beginning May 9. These and past observations indicate that the pest is 
present in at. least a considerable percentage of nursery and ornamental 
plantings on Long Island and in Westchester County, and that it frequently 
causes serious damage whore it is not controlled. 
YUCCA 
A MIRID ( Haltlcotoma valida Reut .) 
Maryland. C, A. Weigel (May 8): Obseryed the leaves of yucca at College Park 
teeming with apparently newly hatched nymphs. Foliage showed characteris- 
tic stippling. The mirids quickly run for the other side of foliage when 
disturbed. 
