Minnesota 
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LILAC 
LILAC LSAF MINES (C-racilaria syringe 11a Fab.) 
A. G. Ruggles (June 20): The lilac leaf miner is extremely- 
abundant and doing much damage in Ramsey and Hennepin Counties. 
OLBANBER 
Florida 
POLKA-DOT WART MOTH ( Syntomeida epilais Walk.) 
J. R. "Tatson (June 22): Larvae of the polk;. -dot wart 
have been defoliating oleander on the lower eastern coast. 
privet 
A LEAi:' ROLLER (Cacoecia rosana 1.) 
Massachusetts 
Connecticut 
J. 7. Schaffner, jr. (June 25): These were abundant the 
last of May and early in June, especially in California privet 
in towns and cities around Melrose. It was necessary for many 
property owners to spray their hedges to protect them. 
RUSTY LEA? MITE ( rhyllocoiotes schlectendali Nal.) 
.»'. E. Britton (June 22): This insect is more abundant on 
California privet in Mew Haven than I have ever seen it. 
ROSE 
: i.inesota 
Delaware 
Nebraska 
APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
A. GI-. Ruggles and assistants (June): Aphids have been re- 
ported as very abundant on roses and other ornamentals 
Traverse and Chippewa Counties and very abundant on buckthorn 
in east-central Minnesota. 
ROSE Sa'VELY ( Caliroa aethioos Fab . ) 
H. L. Dozier (June 13): Rose slugs were first noticed this 
year at llewark on May 17. 
I . H. Swenk (May 15-June 15): The rose slug was unusually 
injurious to rose over eastern " T e braska, west in the Platte 
Valley to Kearney and Buffalo Counties during the first week 
in June. 
