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D. ".7. Grimes (May 19): Dilachnus sp. is very abundant in 
Holmes, Attala, and Leake Counties, 
EUROPEAN FRUIT LECANIUM (Eulecanium corni Bouche) 
Ohio E. W. Mendenhall (May 26): The European fruit lecanium 
is quite bad on arborvitae in a nursery at Cincinnati. 
BOXWOOD 
BOXWOOD LEAF MINER ( Monarthropalpus bux i Labou) 
Delaware L. A. Stearns (May 20): First emergence of the boxwood 
leaf miner at Wilmington occurred May 10. 
CAMA 
CAMA LEAF ROLLERS (Calpodes ethlius Cram ) 
( Geshna cannaiis quaint. ) 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (May 21): The canna leaf rollers are 
beginning to make their appearance ct various places. 
Complaints accompanied by specimens have/received from 
different parts of the State. 
Texas F. L.Thomas (M Gy 20): Worms of all sizes of the larger 
canna leaf roller are rathur abundant on cannas. This insect 
has appeared the last several years about this time. 
IRIS 
•IRIS BORER ( Macronoctua onustp Grote) 
Ohio E.W. Mendenhall (May 26): The iris borer is bad in many 
plantings in the State, where plants have been long standing. 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER 3EETLE ( Diabrotic- duo dec immune tr.tr> Fab. ) 
Maryland J. A. Hyslop (May 28): At Avenel these beetles are 
seriously disfiguring the very late varieties of iris by 
feeding on the petals. They spend the night beneath the 
falls and in the throat of the blossom. 
A MOTH ( Cnephasia longann Haw. ) 
Oregon Wm. W. Baker (M a y 12): This pest was present in Portland 
in fair numbers in the buds of two kinds of iris, ridding the 
buds with fine holes. 
