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SPRUCE BUD SCALE ( Physokermes piceae Schrank) 
K, A. Kirkpatrick (June IS): A scale on spruce tre^s has 
been noted and a number of con-plaints have been received. 
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I I! SECTS ATTACKING GREENHOUSE 
AND ORNAMINTAL PLANTS 
RED SPIDER (Te tranychus . felarius L. ) 
C. R. Crosby (June 15): The red spider is badly infesting 
pepper seedlings in a greenhouse in Erie County. 
C. E. Rrannon (June 25): w *any flower gardens over t he State 
ar. heavily infested. 
J. J. Davis (June 27): Red spider was abundant on phlox at 
Goldsmith (June 3), and on evergreens at Carlisle (June 5). 
;:. H. Swenk (May 15- June 15): Red spiders resumed their 
troublesome attacks on evergreens during the period here cov- 
ered. The first new work was on Thuya oricntalis in Dodge 
County on May 28. Serious injury to Black Hills spruce in 
Saline County had taken place by June 12. 
J. '7. McColloch (June 13): Serious damage to cedars has 
been reported from Manhattan, Blue Rapids, and Takefidd. 
TORTOISE 3SETLES (Cassidinae) 
E. L. Chambers (June 20): Our correspondence indicates that 
this pest is unusually prevalent and outrmursery inspectors 
have been having their attention called to it frequently as 
attacking Japanese lantern plants in southeastern counties. 
LONG SOPT SCENE ( Coccus elon-atus Sign.) 
E. '. Nendenhall (June 10): The Euphorbia plants in one of 
the greenhouses at Painesville are badly infested with t'r.c long 
soft scale, which is doing considerable damage. 
CANS* 
LARGER CANNA LEAP -ROLLER ( Calpodes ethlius Cram.) 
Mississippi R. 7. Earned (June 34): Serious injury to cannas at Batties- 
burg and Lucedale by the larger canna leaf -roller -as re- 
ported on June 19 and Nay 22. 
