GREENHOUSE A IT L H IT A M BNIil PLANTS 
MISCELLANEOUS ESEEEBS 
FALL ARMS WORM ( Ivphvema fru^irjercla 3. & A.) 
Ohio H„ A. Gossard (October 21] . "The fall army worm has been more or less 
conspicuous in several places and is probably general over the State. 
It was found de st roying lettuce in a greenhouse at Lancaster and has 
been injuring geraniums in the State greenhouse at Y'ooster." 
GO:::i EAWORM ( Chloride a ohsolota Fob.) 
Lelawars ' CO. Houghton. "Dr. J. ,F« Adams reports that this insect was damaging 
zinnias and chrysraithsmums at Wyoming, Del., the 1st ox September." 
CITR0PHILU3 M3ALYBUG ( Pseudoco ccus gahani Green) 
California 3. 0. "Jssig (October 7). "This insect bids fair to be the most serious 
mealybug in th9 central and northern coast districts. It attacks 
orchard trees, stal shade trees, and many annuals, and is becoming 
more and mora abundant each year in the San Francisco Bay Region." 
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CHRYSAH2?EEIiDK GALL MIBGE ( Diarthr onGnyia- hypogas a F.Loew) 
New York J. P. Felt (October 27). "This insect has become established in an 
One ant . jreenhouse and a few weeks ago was received from Lockport. Both 
of these are evidently recent infestations and indicate the dissemination 
of the pest by the shipment of infested plants or cuttings." 
GREENHOUSE LEAF-TYER (Phlyot aenia fcrru^alis Eubn. ) 
He -" York II. D. Leonard (October 1). "A bad infestation in a greenhouse at Auburn 
has been reported, Chrysanthemums , especially the early ones, are 
nearly rained. Geraniums are also badly infested. The grower stated 
that he has to give up growing cinerarias entirely on account of this 
pest, and thinks he may have b9 give up growing chrys nthemums, unless 
he can find . pri ctical means 3f control. He reports this insect , 
equally as destructive on plants grown out of doors." 
PRIVET 
"EST INDIAN PEACH SCALE ( Ar. l aa as-> is pe at ag ona Targ.) 
Louisiana T. II. Jones. "For sone tine I have been hearing reports concerning in- 
jury to privet hedges in New Orleans, apparently due to a scale insect, 
but have not seen specimens. Specimens of this scale have been taken in 
New Orleans and Kammond, sections of the privet hedges from which they 
were taken being dead, apparently due to the scale, and previous state- 
ments regarding injury to such hedges seem to refer to this insect," 
