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ROSE CHAFER ( Macrodactylus subspinosus Fab.) 
New York. C. H. Hadley (May l): Our attention was recently called to 
severe injury to several estates in the vicinity of Southampton, Long 
Island. The situation was investigated "by Dr. J. L. King, of this 
station. Considerable injury to the turf was evident and ■ examination 
showed that the injury was caused "by larvae of the common rose chafer. 
Larval populations running in places as high as from 6 to 12 grubs per 
square foot were found. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (May 12): A very heavy infestation of the rose 
chafer occurred in an orchard at Fayetteville. There was a heavy infes- 
tation in the orchard last year. We have never had such a heavy outbreak 
of this insect before. 
COMMON RED SPIDER ( Tetranychus telarius L.) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (May 26): Red spider is very common in the bluegrass 
area. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (May 23): Red spiders are fairly abundant on arborvitae 
in southwestern Mississippi, according to Inspector N. D. Peets of Brook- 
haven. At this time they are also heavily infesting violets and juni- 
pers at State College, while correspondents report them on oak trees at 
New Albany, on Cedrus deodar a at Ackerman, and on spinach at Lexington. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (May 15) : Considerable injury this season to arborvitae, 
Italian cypress, and other evergreens in the Phoenix area. Several arbor- 
vitae and Italian cypresses have been killed and many severely injured. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (May 6): Reports have been received that red spiders 
are beginning to injure raspberry foliage in parts of Utah and Box Elder 
Counties. 
Washington. E. J. Newcomer (May 19): This red spider emerged rather early 
on account of a period of unusually warn weather from April 12 to 22, 
and it has been very abundant in apple trees. 
CEREAL AND FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT 
CHINCH BUG ( Blissus leucopterus Say) 
Indiana. C. M. Packard (May 19): Chinch bugs were scarce (from none to 2 
per foot of drill row) in g out of 10 fields of young wheat and rye 
examined today in Tippecanoe County. In the other 2 fields spots near 
favorable hibernation quarters contained from 6 to 20 adult bugs per 
foot of drill row. A few eggs arc now present but apparently none have 
hatched. No old bugs could be found in their hibernation quarters. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (May 18): A check-up on chinch bug conditions made 
