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EUONYMUS 
EUONYMUS SCALE ( Chionaspis ouonymi Corns t.) 
New York. R. E. Horsey (August): A serious pest in Rochester. On August 
lU observed a large mass of Euonymus radic^ns vegetus , which had "boon 
cut out of a private yard and thrown out, almost completely covered 
with this scale, young leaves and branchlets as well as old stems. 
Georgia. T. L, Bissell (August 2H): Twigs and leaves of euonymus heavily 
infested with this scale at Bamesville, central Georgia. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 2U): On August 20 this soale^ reported as 
abundant on euonymus plants at Canton in Madison County, central Miss- 
issippi. Leaves showing a heavy infestation of scale received on 
August U from Brookhaven, in Lincoln County, southwestern Mississippi. 
Texas. R. K. Fletcher (August 22): Reported from Ellis and Smith Counties. 
GLADIOLUS 
GLADIOLUS THRIPS ( Taeniothrins simplex Mori son) 
Ohio. 35. W. Mendenhall (August 22): Generally very destructive dn gladiolus 
plants, especially where treatments have not been given. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (August 2^): Reports of serious damage received 
from all parts of the State. 
IRIS 
IRIS BORER ( Macronoctua onusta Grote) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (August 2*0: Very common throughout the State. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (August 22): Reported as damaging iris plantings in 
Cedar P.apids, east-central Iowa. 
IVY 
MARGINED BLISTER BEETLE ( Epic-aita marginata E. ) 
North Carolina. C. S. Brimley (August 18): Our first record of this species 
on Hedra helix . Made at Southern Pines, central North Carolina, where 
it was damaging ivy severely. It is most commonly complained of on 
Clematis paniculata which it often completely defoliates. 
JUNIPER AND CEDAR 
JUNIPER WEBWORM ( Dichomeris marginellus F. ) 
Ohio. E. 17. Mendenhall (August ll): The juniper webworm is doing some 
injury in a nursery and cemetery south of Columtus. 
