Tcxns. S. W. Cl.irk (Octo"bor lU) : All stages of D. citrif olii Morg. yierc 
present on citrus at Mercedos, Hidalgo County, on Septenbor .l6. 
FLORIDA EED SCiJlS ( Chry s omphalus aonidun L.) ' 
riorida. H. Spencer (OctoDor l): Infestation of citrus trees "by the Florida 
rod scal3 is heavier' t^aan at ony tiCiC since the EccenDer freeze in 193^' 
Some Sinall trees are "being defoliated. On grapefruit now ripening the 
adult scales are qiiite conspicuous. 
Texas. S. W. Clark (Octo'bor lU) : Ivlrmy crawlers and yo'ong scales arc pres.ent 
at Mercedes, Hidalgo Co"jnt3/, on citrus. 
CAIIFOP.ITIA S3D SCALE ( Chrysonphalus aurantii Mask.) 
Texas. S. W. Olarl: (August lU) : Infestations of California red scale, no' I 
located near McAllon and Mission, are rare and very spotted. 
PUPlPLE SCALE (Leo idosa-phes "beckii STcvm. ) 
Florida. H. Spencer (October l); A season of frequent rains and high humidi- 
ties during August and SejptenLer h^s aided in natxiral control of purple 
scale hy favoring the dovelcpnont of the red- headed fungus, which is ver: 
noticca'^le no:/. In so:ne groves tha-t ha.ve received heavy applications of 
Sulphur mixtures v/hich left hec?.vy residues on the loaves, p-orplo scale 
infestations have increased this season. 
COTTONY-CUSHIOl; SCILE (ico rya purchasi Mask.) 
Southeastern States. E. W. Bsrger and G. 3. Merrill (Octoher 23): Outhreaks 
of cottony-c-usiiion -ojaie continue m unusual nanhcrs. This is indicr.ted 
"by the n-oraher of requests f. or Vedalia "beetles. During October 31 colonics 
of 10 hcotlcs each nave oeon supplied to gro'.vers in Florida, some of the 
other Gulf States, North Carolina, and South Carolina. During the last 
fiscal year 270 colonics '.';t;re supplied. 
LE/»F-FOOTED BUG (Lept colos sus ph yllopus L.) 
Toxr.s. F. L. Thomas (Octo"ber 1^^) : Causing considerahle injury to satsunas 
at Bca-araont, in Jefferson County, also in Dinrdt County, in the Winter 
Garden region, as reported "by S. '». Clark and M. J. Janes. 
CITRUS RUST MITES (p hyllocoptes ololvorus A.shn. ) 
Florida. H. Sponccr (Octo'ber l) : Citrus rust nitos have heen somov/hat lor- 
n-onerous chis year than in 1935' "'^s is usual during August and Septeu- 
"bor, infestation in unsprayod and undusted groves alnost; disappeared, 
hut not until nuch rrijaeting of fruit liad occurred. In groves sprayed 
or dusted with sulphur there v/as nore sun scald and spray burn of 
•unshaded fruit than us-oal. Concerted efforts toward inprovement of 
q-aality of fruit by control of pests and other means has noticeably 
increased the proportion of fruit that will make first grade. 
