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CYCLAMEN MITE (Tarso nemcts uallidus Banks) 
Wisconsin E* L» Chambers (May 15) J niiP past season was just a little 
harder or: some of the cyclamen growers than usual. The 
growers feel lucky if tney do no: have to throw out more than 
10 per cent of their crop during the holiday markets at 
Madison and Milwaukee* 
LE4J5HOPPERS (probably Empoa rosae L. ) 
Connecticut M* P, Zappe (May 22) j Leaf hoppers, probably Empoa rogae L». 
are attacking apple and rose at Miiford, Hamdea s and Cheshire. 
The weatner has been cold and rair_y„ The abundance of insects 
is more than last year, Syrphid larvae are scarce and very 
few insects have been destroyed. 
IVY SCiiLB (Aspadiot-qrf bed erae V allot) 
Georgia H^ K., Shirley (January 2k): Slight damage done by this scale 
to Croton sp. 
TEA SCALE (F iorinia th eae G reen) 
Georgia Q, C-, Boyd (January Z'j>) c . This scale is covering the leaves 
and stems of Camel 'J ia janonica at Thomasville. 
FICKLE MIDGE (Sciara I n r.onstans Fab.) 
Oregon Don C Mote (May 6): Larvae were found attacking roots and 
crown of calla liXy in garden soil used for growing house- 
hold plants at Portland. 
INSECTS AFFECTING MAN 
AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
MAN 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER TICK ( Derraacentor veaastug 
Banks ) 
Colorado F s c. Bishopp (May 2^): At least two cases of Rocky Mountain 
spotted fever have occurred in northern Colorado this spring. 
Both of these were in regions where the disease has rarely 
or never occurred before. 
CHIGGSRS ( Trorr.bicula tla lcahuatl Murray) 
Texas F» C» Bishopp (May ?.k): Chiggers were first observed in the 
vicinity of Dallas on May 5» an( i became very annoying to man 
by the middle of the month. 
