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TAMARIX 
TAMARISIt SCALE ( Chionasnis etrusca Leon.) 
Arizona C. D. Lebert (Juno 25) :'. ] The-'tamariX scale (C. etrusca 
Leon.) is again "becoming prevalent in the Phoenix area on 
tamarix trees, the young -.trees suffering the most from the 
infestations. The lady "beetle Chilocorus cacti L. is rapid- 
ly "becoming established, -however, and is feeding on the post. 
INSECTS A F F E CUM *G : R E'EHHOUSE AND 
ORNAMENTAL I L A N T S A N'D "L A VJ N S 
CLEFT-HORNED IRIO.NUS ( Prionus fissicorriis Kald. ) 
Nebraska H. II. Swenk (May 15 - Jun.e 15): At Sidney r Cheyenne County, 
during the third week in May, lawns were infested and injured 
by larvae. 
A CERCOPID (Mpnecphora bicincta Say) 
Florida J. R. "Jatson (June 22): The cercopid M. bicirf&aw as doing 
considerable ^Lamage to St. Augustine grass lawns in Dcland. 
FOUR- LINED PLANT BUG ( i-oeciloca-psus li neat us Fab.) 
Masschusetts A. I. 3ourne (June 26): We have received many complaints 
and have personally noted considerable injury by both the 
tarnished plant bug Lygus -prat en si s L. and the four-lined 
plant bug Foeciloca-osus 1 i neat us , especially on various spe- 
cies of perennials in ornamental plantings. Indications are 
that the four-lined olant bug at least is considerably more 
abundant this season, than normally. 
Ohio S. V7. Mendenhall (June 18): The hardy chrysanthemums are 
badly infested with the chrysanthemum plant bug on a private 
planting in Painesville, Lake County. 
COMMON RED SPIDER ( Tetran.ychus telarius L. ) 
Mississippi R. >,7. Harned (June 19):. Many complaints in regard to red 
spiders, accompanied by specimens of infested plants, have 
. been received from all sections of Mississippi during the 
past month. Most of these complaints have been in regard to 
injury caused to ornamental plants of various' kinds. 
