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WILLOW 
EUROPEAN WILLOW BEETLE ( Flngiodera vorsicolora Lai oh.) 
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Massachusetts and New Hampshire. J. v. Schaffner, Jr. (August 2U): The 
willows in eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire show 
severe injury. C. S. Hood has found that there arc at least three 
and a partial .fourth generations of this species in eastern Massa- 
chusetts. In many localities a 1-te spray has "been applied to 
willows in parks, on roadsides, and on private estates; 
Connecticut. W. E. Brit ton (August 23): Glossy- loaf willows are now 
brown in nearl all portions of the State. 
INSECTS A 7 F E C T I N 3- GREENHOUSE 
AND R N A M E N T A L i L A N T S 
ASTER 
GARDEN FLEA HOrJrER ( Halticus citri Ashm. ) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (August 21): The garden flea hopper Was attacking 
calendulas and asters in Frederick County and parsley in Howard 
County. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM LACSBUG (Coryt hucha narmorata Uhl. ) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 1^): During the first week in August a num- 
ber of people living in Lincoln reported that their asters wore be-- 
is. T injured or destroyed by the chrysanthemum lacebug. 
AZALEA 
A TING ID ( StcT:-han itis pyrioido s Scott) 
Virginia. L. D. Anderson and H, G. Walker (August 18): This tingid was 
seriously injuring azalea plants in a large private garden in Norfolk. 
All stages wore present, but they were readily controlled with sprays. 
BARBERRY 
A PYRALID ( Omphalocera dentosa Grote) 
Connecticut. W. E. Eritton (August 23^: The larvae defoli' tod portions of 
Japanese barberry hedges ->t Harrdon and \/nterburv. 
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