COTTONY-CUSHION SCALE ( Icerya purchasi Mask.) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (February 21): The cottony-cushion scale was moderately 
abundant on mimosa at Dothan on November 6, 1933. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (February 19): A few cottony-cushion scales have "been 
found on citrus and ornamentals in the vicinity of Phoenix. Infestations 
seem much lighter than in previous years. 
DESTHUCTOH SCALE ( Aspidiotus destructor Sign.) 
Florida. E. W. Berger and J. C. Goodwin (February 22): The destructor scale 
is moderately abundant alon;r the lower eastern coast. 
MEALYBUGS ( Pseudococcus spp.) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (January 1 to February 15): Complaints of infestations 
of house plants "by P. citri Eisso were received during the period here 
covered. 
California. F. 0. Essig (February 27): Mealybugs ere abundant in all gardens 
in the San Francisco Bay Region, and have been all winter. 
GREENHOUSE WHITEFLY (T rial euro des vaporariorum Westw.) 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (February l): Greenhouse whiteflies are damaging 
fuchsia and Jerusalem cherry at Yost, 
ANTS ( Formic idae) 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (February 19): Some of our florists are having 
unusually great inconvenience in their greenhouses because of ants, which 
seem to be responsible for the distribution and encouragement of the 
various scale insects and plant lice, principally mealybugs on peonies 
and begonias. 
A MIDGE ( Sciar a i neons tans Fitch) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (January 1 to February 15): During the period here 
covered, housewives complained frequently of infestations of the soil of 
house plants with larvae of the fickle midge and also an abundance of the 
adult midges in the house. These complaints were most numerous in mid- 
January and came from all sections of southeastern Nebraska. 
AP30HVITAE 
AREORVITAE APHID ( Dilachnus thu.jafilir.a - Del G.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (February): During January specimens 
of the arborvitae aphid taken from arcorvitae were received from Woodland, 
Chickasaw County, and Clinton, Hinds County. Rather heavy infestations 
were reported in each instance. This aphid has be<~n general and severe 
throughout the winter and late fall in the northeastern port of the State. 
