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CITRUS 
CALIFORNIA RED SCALE ( Chrysom phalus auran tii Mask.) 
Arizona. C. D. Lehert (May 19) : It seems that the fumigation and scale 
clean-up around Phoenix during the past season has "been 100 percent 
efficient. IJo live adult scales or crawlers have "been found on either 
citrus or ornamentals. Check trees in formerly infested groves 
fumigated this spring were negative. 
COTTONY CUSHION SCALE ( icerva purchasi Mask.) 
Florida. H. T. Eernald (May 23): The fluted or cottony cushion scale is 
very ahundant in the Orlando section on prickly pear, "but I have not 
seen any on citrus, 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (May 23): An infestation of cottony cushion scale on 
pecan was sent in hy a correspondent at Hattieshurg on May 2. 
Arizona. C. D. Lehert (May 19): A light-to-moderate; infestation of this 
scale was found in a grapefruit grove near Phoenix. The Australian 
ladyheetle (Rodolia 'cardinal! s Mvils.) was also present and each scale 
cluster had from 3 to 7 larvae around it. The "beetles were "building 
up nicely. 
CITRUS WHITEFLY ( Sialeurodes citri Riley & How.) 
Mississippi. J. E. Lee (May 23); The citrus whitefly very ahundant in the 
vicinity of Poplarville. A number of Cape-Jasmine plants have "been 
completely defoliated. 
ORANGE TORTRIX ( Tortrix citrana Pern.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (May 21): W. L. Thompson, of our Citriis Station 
at Lake Alfred, reports that he has soon more orange tortrix than for 
several years. 
A THRIPS ( Prankliniella sp.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (May 21): Thrips multiplied rapidly during this dry 
period in the month of April and the first half of May. 
Correction The note on page 39 of the Insect Pest Survey Bulleti 
volume 16, number 2 (April 1, 1936), Scirtot h rips citri Moult, should 
read Frankliniella sp. 
CITRUS RUST MITE ( Phyllocoptes oleivorus Ashm. ) 
Florida. J. R, Watson (May 21): Dry weather has caused rapid development 
of rust mites and there has "been much spraying for them. 
