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Macrodactylus suturali s Mann, was found feeding or: orange "blos?o~r in t 
Federal District. (C. Mbreira. ) ■ 
A citrus mite, probably Phyllocontes olei" :r u "- Aslnt. , vas responsible for 
the russeting of many fruits. These mites are generally distributed in Brazil, 
especially in older groves and on trees that receive no treatment i - t so ever. 
AFFLS, P5AR, & QUINC5 
The West Indian fruit fly, Anastrenha f rat ere ;.lus Wied., destroyed 95 per 
cent of the apples growing in the College orchards during February. 
The scale Aspidiotu s latar.iae Sign, is the only scale insect observe?, so 
far on apple in this part of the State. 
The black scale, Saissetia oleae Bern., Was found on pear in September. 
Three quince trees were found lightly infested with the scale Tac':v r:ia 
cydoniae Hempel in April. 
Brio soma lanigerum Hausm. has been encountered in the States of Sao Faulo, 
Hio Grande do Sul, Minas Geracs, and the Federal District. It seems reasonable 
to believe that the parasite Achelinus mali Hald. has prevented this ax id from 
making further spread in Brazil. (C. Mbreira.) 
PEACH 
The San Jose scale, Aspidiotus ^erniciosus Comst., until the present time 
confined to the States of Hio Grande do Sul and Parana, has appeared on pe: 
in the State of Hio de Janeiro. (C. Moreira. ) 
The white peach scale, Aulacas'ois oentagona Targ. , was very co™".cr. on both 
peach and mulberry. The parasite Prosr>altella berberi Hot. which now exists in 
Brazil is almost always found parasitizing these scale insects. (C. Mor Lra. ) 
A small infestation of Anur auh is n r un i c o 1 a Kalt. v.as found on a dozen peach 
trees during May at Vicosa. This aphid also occurred in Maria ie Je in February. 
Two species of Acanthoderes were very common on the trunks of T>eacfc tre^s 
during November. 
GRAFF 
The grape phylloxera, Phylloxera vitifoliae Fitch, still remai: Led 
in the States of Hio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarira, and a snail area in Sao 
Paulo. (C. Moreira.) 
A VOCADO 
Coccus h esperidum L. and Saissetia oleae Bern, were observed for the first 
time this year attacking avocado trees in Vicosa. 
