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Several young tea trees were found infested with Chrysor.phalus aonidum L. 
and Ceroplastes floridensis Comsti during late September. 
A weevil, Pseudopachymerus brasiliensis Thunb. (det. H. S. Barber), was 
found to have destroyed 20 per cent of the seeds of Hucnna in a snail lot of 
seed for planting. This species is not very common at Vicosa. 
The 77est Indian fruit fly, Anas t repha fraterculus 'Tied., is the worst 
insect enemy of the goiaba fruit. None of the other fruit flies have been 
reared from these fruits. 
One small goiaba tree was found badly infested with Ceroplastes ,-rrandis 
Herrpel and As-pi dip tus lataniae Sign. (Det. A. Hempel.) 
A coccid, Pendularia pendens Fons., was observed for the first time on 
the smaller twigs of the jaboticaba tree here at Vicosa during May. Anas- 
t repha fraterculus \7ied. flies were also seen on the fruits of this same tree 
in October at Fonte Nova, Minas Geraes. 
'The palm aphid, Ce rat aphis lataniae 3dv., seriously infested several hun- 
dred palms ( Xant ho phoenix alexandria ) on the school property during August and 
September. The infestation was quickly reduced after two applications of kero- 
sene emulsion. 
A weevil, Hadropus albiceris Germ., vas token many times from the jacaranda 
tree. (Det. L. L. Buchanan.) 
Eggs, larvae, and adults of Psyllobora confluens Fab., a phytophagous coc- 
cinellid, were taken on the leaves of a "manoeiro" plant in November. This 
cocci nellid is knovn to feed on the fungus Asperi soerium carecae and anthrac- 
nose which infests this fruit. 
Adults of Anast repha fraterculus Wied. were reared from the seed pods of a 
leguminous plant, P^a. sp, during March. 
Adults of Phaedon confinis Stal completely destroyed a small planting of 
crotalaria during January. The beetles are common feeders on a number of riant s. 
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Tiie corn aphid, Aphi s maidis Fitch, caused injury to field corn dtirii 
January and February. The infestation was quite severe in about 2 acres of one 
field where many plants were literally covered by the aphids. 7 :rc 
also taken in sorghum a t the same ti 
The formica sauva, Atta sexdens L. , continues as one of the worst pests of 
Brazil. County organizations in several localities are already in existence 
doing good service among the farmers. (C. Moreira. ) 
