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Indiana 
C0LUM3IFB 
COLUMBINE LEAF-MINER tPtvyfro.myaa ag- dilegiae Hardy) 
J. Jt, Davis (July 22) : The ool"jmbine leaf-miner was reported 
from Tort Wayne as doing considerable oarage to columbine 
Jul?/- 19« Oar obotrvrtions indicate that this insect has "been 
destrr.Cvive in other sections of the State the past few weeks. 
G.OLDEN&LOff 
'&. SATIFLY (species undetermined) 
Connecticut W* E e Britton (July ll)r Gray blacl>spotted sawfly larvae 
had defoliated' a large patch of goldenglow at Westport. Host 
of the larvae had matured and left the plants, "but some 
material was collected for the purpose of rearing adults. 
IRIS 
Indiana 
IRIS BORER (Macron oc tua otrcista C-rote) 
H. Po Diet 2 (Jcne): The Tris "borer is again very destructive 
this year and many complaints have "been received during the 
month from persons who grow iris in ornamental plantings,, The 
damage done by this insect is increased by the fact that it 
also spreads iihe root-ret bacterium, which kills the shoot 
infested by the borer. 
PHLOX 
Indiana 
RED SPIDER (^i'r.anvcjh.ps telaylus L„) 
J, J. Davis (July 22): Red spiders have been very abundant 
at LaPayette and other sections of the Stare within the past 
few weeks, attacking particularly phlox and other flower-garden 
plants. 
ROSE 
New York 
Nebraska 
ROSE CHAFER ( Macrodact ylus sub spino us Fab.) 
Geo„ N« Wolcott (July 9)s The rose beetle is very abundant 
here now, attacking roses, daisies, blackberries, black alder, 
and man" other shrubs and tre^.s^ It is reported as entirely 
defoliating hydrangea in a cemetery at Holland Patent. 
M* H. Sweak (jcne 15-Ju] y 3 0): .In Chase County the rose- , 
chafer occurred in heavy flights during fchB last week in 
June, 
