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POPLAR 
POPLAR LEAF BEETLE ( Phvtodccta pallida L.) 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (June 20): Severalareas at Cloquot and Tower had 
quite an infestation of this insect on poplar. 
SPRUCE 
EUROPEAN SPRUCE SAWFLY ( Neodiprion polvtomun Htg.) 
Maine. H. 3. Peirson (June 12): larvae feeding in a fairly heavy outbreak. 
(June 12-20): Larvae found feeding in 2k towns scattorod throughout 
eastern and northern Maino. 
INSECTS AFFECTING- GREENHOUSE 
AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 
A WEEVIL ( Calomvcterus s etarius Roelofs) 
Connecticut. M. P. Zappe (June 22): Adults are "beginning to emerge. Larvae 
and pupae very abundant in soil at Stratford; not quite so abundant in 
Sharon. 
SAY'S BLISTER BEETLE ( Pomphopoea sayi Lec.) 
New Hampshire, E. P. Felt (June 2*0 : Say's blister beetle was reported as 
injuring cherry and shrubbery at Etna. 
Connecticut, M. P. Zappe (June 11): Heavy infestation but confined to small 
area in Sharon. All blossoms of lupins eaten in several lawns. Nearly 
2 gallons of adults were collected. 
A BLISTER BEETLE ( Macrobasi s torsa Lec.) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (June): This beetle is a new post in Connecticut 
and had partially defoliated a hercules club plant at Derby by June 3» 
A specimen was received from Ridgefield on June 19. 
CUBAN-LAUREL TKRIPS ( Gvnaikothrips uzeli Zimm. ) 
Florida. J. R. ?/atson (June 22): Cuban-laurel thrips have beon very destruc- 
tive whereover Ficus roligiosa and Fo benjamina are used as ornamentals. 
A COCCID ( Margarodes spp.) 
Florida. J. R, Watson (June 22): Ground pearls were reported injuring a lawn 
of contipode grass in Highlands County. 
