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COMMON RED SPIDEE ( Tetranychus . telarius L. ) 
New York. E. P. Felt (July cU) : A very severe infestation on linden was 
observed at Old Westbury, L.I., the leaves on the lower two-thirds of 
the top being very badly dis.figu.red, 
Maryland. 5. N. Cory (July 21): The red spider is attacking evergreens 
and flowering plants over the entire State. 
Ohio. S. '''. Mendenhall (July 17): The red slider is quite injurious to 
arborvitae planted near houses in Springfield. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 23): The red spider damaged moonflower vine 
at Winamac on July 13. Reports of red spider abundance on evergreens 
were received from Plymouth and Argos the last of June. Since the 
last of June a number of reports of injury to beans have been received 
from central Indiana. 
Illinois. W. ?. Flint (July IS): Specimens arc being received daily, es- 
pecially from evergreens. Injury, accentuated by the extended drought, 
is somewhat more severe than normal. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (July 25 ): The red spider is very injurious to ever- 
greens and sycamore trees in the bluegrass area. 
Minnesota. A. G-. Ruggles (July 23): Red spiders are very abundant on 
raspberries and evergreens and one apple tree is covered with them. 
Louisiana. H. L. Dozier (July 17): The qommon red spider is extremely 
abundant in New Orleans , working on lima beans, dahlias } and lady- 
slippers and, together with the extreme heat of the past few weeks, 
is proving very destructive. (July 19): Red spider is working on 
citrus foliage. 
Mississippi. J. M. Langston (July 23): Serious injur?/ to phlox was re- 
ported from Byhalia, Marshall County, on July 9> while arborvitae 
plants at Clarksdale, Coahoma County, were reported to be heavily in- 
fested on July 12. Rather heavy infestations Were observed during 
the past few days on cotton growing in fence corners and near old 
buildings in Tunica and several other Delta counties. 
Kansas. H. R. Er/son (July 25): Owing to the dry weather red spiders 
have been injurious to evergreens and beans at Manhattan and wore 
attacking apple trees at Oxford. 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (July 27): Red spiders are abundant on apple in 
the Provo district. 
California. Kern Co., Calif. Monthly News Bull. (July): The red spider 
has been our most destructive insect pest. It first npoeared in March, 
and weather conditions have. been ideal for its increase. It has been 
necessary to spray several times . and many trees that have not been 
