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BOXWOOD 
MEALY FLATA ( Orr.o.n is -pruinosa Say) 
Pennsylvania. E. F. "Felt (August 25): The lightning leafhopper was re- 
. ported as somewhat numerous on ornamental "boxwood in the Philadelphia 
area. 
FLORIDA BED SCALE ( Chrysormphalus aonidum L. ) 
Mississippi. J. ¥. Langston (August 21): Infested boxwood twigs were 
received from Canton, Madison County, on August 17- 
CRAPEMYRTLE 
CRAIEMYRTLE APHID ( Myzccallis kahawaluokalani Kirk.) 
Georgia. T. L. Pissell (August l6): The crapemyrtle aphid is more abundant 
at Experiment than in the past several years. Considerable black 
mold was observed in honeydew. 
Mississippi. J. P. Kislanko (August 20): The crapemyrtle aphid was very 
abundant on crapemyrtle in Forrest, Lamar, and Jones Counties on 
August 17, in some cases causing heavy defoliation. 
DOGWOOD 
A BORER ( Svn.anthedon scitula Harr. ) 
Maryland. E. IT. Cory (August 2l): S. scitula Harr. was attacking dogwood 
in Baltimore and Wicomico Counties. 
GLADIOLUS 
GLADIOLUS THRIIS ( Tacniothrips gladioli M. & S.) 
Connecticut. B. H. Waldcn (August 23): Present in some plantings but less 
abundant than for the past two seasons. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro and assistants (August 18): Specimens were sent 
in from Mandan, Morton County, with a report that they are prevalent 
on gladioli in that vicinity. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (August 2): Hot weather has greatly reduced the injury 
by the gladiolus thrips in Iowa this year. This thrips is very common 
in gladiolus plantings in the vicinity of Ames, but it has not done 
any more damage to gladiolus plants than have two or three other common 
species of thrips. 
LILAC 
LILAC LEAF MINES ( Gracilaria syringella Fab. ) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (August 10): This is a major pest on both common and 
