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gated over one-fifth of 1 per cent. In -two plantings 
only was any excessive infestation found, and in both 
the particular "blocks showing infestation '.'ere bulbs 
that had been weakened by frost injur y and sunburn the 
previous summer , respectively. Infestation on tulips 
at Sunny dale was 0.03 per cent, in Dutch iris bulbs at 
Sumner and 3ellevue 0.11 and 0.04 per cent respectively, 
and in St. Brigid anemone corms at Bellevue about 10 
per cent. This is the first record of this plant as a 
host of Zumerus. 
BHODODEH33RON LACZ3U3- ( Stenhaniti s rhod odendr i Ho:* v. ) 
Bto. 7. Baker (August 27): Fairly thick on come vari- 
eties of rhododendron at Puyallup, apparently preferring 
the red varieties. 
SIT07BAIL 
SNOWBALL APHID ( Anuranhis viburnicol a Gillette) 
T5n. 7. Baker (September 11): This past has just recent 
ly returned to the snc'^oall. It ras. present in usual nun 
bers at Puyallup this spring. 
•• 3LACH VIES "TSZVIL (Brachyrhinus sulcatus Dab.) 
7m. 7. Baker (September 7): Leaves of Steams at P&ysllu 
are damaged to some extent, out the infestation is not ps 
ticularly- severe as yet. 
INSECTS ATTACKING- MA H A I'D 
DOMESTIC A U I M A L S 
FLjlAS ( Cteno c e'oha.lus spp.) 
D. C. Bishopp (August) : numerous reports of houses in- 
fested with dog and cat fleas have come in during August. 
These reports are about equal in number to those of July. 
They came largely from the northeastern part of the .Unit- 
ed States, with the maximum number from' !'ar~l?~.d and 
Pennsyl v an i a. . 
