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E. \'I. Mendenhall (March 14): Slugs are doing considerable 
damage to greenhouse plants in Soringf ield, and expecially 
delphinium plants which are just starting. Delphini 
to he their favorite food. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
CHRYSANTHEMUM C-^LL MI ICE ( Diarthronomyia hynoeaea Loew) 
Ohio E. W. Mendenhall (March 13): The chrysanthemum gall midge 
is quite bad in some of the greenhouses in Fainesville. 
E. 1 . Mendenhall (March 14): The chrysanthemum gall mi dee 
is held in check in the greenhouses in Springfield this year. 
Millions of chrysanthemum plants are grown here each year. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM APHID ( Macrosrohoniella sanborr.i Gill.) 
Arizona 0. L. Barnes (March 22): The chrysanthemum aphid is abundant 
on chrysanthemums near Phoenix. 
Euororcis 
EUONYMUS SCALE (CMonasjoic euonymi Corns t.) 
Alabama J. M. Robinson (March 22): The euonymus scale is moderately 
abundant at Montgomery, Cullman, and Pelix. 
A BLISTER MITE (Sripjohyes sr . ) 
Mississippi Jack Milton (March 22): A blister mite probably Eriophyes sp . 
was found to be causing crept injury to Euonymus plants shipped 
from Louisiana, to Corinth, Miss. Very little injury was noticed 
at first but they spread very rapidly and the plants were soon 
infested with this -pest. 
FERN 
FERN SCALE ( Hemichionaspis aspidistrae Sign.) 
Ohio E. W. Mendenhall (March 15): The fern scale is found very 
bad in a good many greenhouses in the State. 
Mississippi D. W. Grimes (March 23): The fern scale infestations seem to 
be less severe in most greenhouses in Holmes, Attala, and Leake 
Counties. 
