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they immediately discontinue operations and go to the "bushes 
on which the sun is shining. Their destruction undoubtedly 
will be very serious. 
'B. A. Porter (September 24): A report has been received 
from Larchmont of injury by the giant European hornet to the 
young bark of apple trees. The seme insect has been reported 
from Narrowsburg as feeding on pear fruit, 
ALDER 
ALDER FLEA BEETLE (Haltica bimarginata Say) 
Maine H. B. Peirson (August 24): This insect is very abundant on 
alder in Eastern Maine. 
ASTER 
SALT-MARSH CATERPILLAR ( Estigmene acraea Drury) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (September 25): The woolly bear caterpillar was 
reported as defoliating o.sters at Cory don September 8. 
CREPE MYRTLE 
CREPE MYRTLE APHID ( Myzocallis kahawaluakalan i Kirk.) 
Mississippi C. Lyle and assistants (September 15): This aphid is very 
abundant, accompanied by mildew,, on crepe myrtle at Natchez e 
DAHLIA 
SUOTLOIER WEEVIL ( Rhodobaenus 13-punctatus 111.) 
Mississippi J. Milton (September 21-): Cocklebur billbugs were found to 
be injuring dahlias seriously at Corinth September 12. They 
were boring down through the center of the stalks, causing the 
plants to wilt badly. 
EUGHYMU3 
EUONYMUS SCALE ( Cliionaspis euonymi Comst.) 
Virginia H. G. Walker (September 25): The euonymus scale has been 
very abundant and has caused severe injury to many euonymus 
shrubs in and around Norfolk, 
