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North Dakota 
ROSE CURCULIO ( Rhynchites bicolor Fab.) 
J. A. Munaro (June 25): As usual the rose curculio is very- 
abundant. The injury hich it causes to rose bads makes the 
growing of roses very difficult. It attacks the developing 
buds 
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the cultivated or wild rose, 
Delaware 
Indiana 
Nebraska 
ROSS CHASER ( Macrod a c t.y i lis subsoinos us Fab. ) 
H. L. Dozier (June 13): The rose chafer appeared about May 
28 at Newark and are very serious at the present time attack- 
ing rose, peonies-; grapes, etc., showing .a decided preference 
for the white flowering varieties. 
J. J. Davis (June 27): Rose beetles were feeding on foliage 
ind green apples at Silver Lake June 13, peaches, rose, cherry, 
plum, and grape at Terre Haube June 7, "by millions and 
eating everything" at Hpbart June 20, and at Plymouth June 25 
where it damaged apple trees.' In one case a report of injury 
to young chickens was reported. 
M.H. Swenk (May 15-June 15): The rose chafer was first ob- 
served this season in B&aine County on June 7. Each year 
these beetles appear in large numbers in the sandhill region 
of Nebraska and cause much loss and annoyance to the ranch- 
men and farmers of that region. 
SUNFL0.7ER 
A CERAMBYCID ( Mccas i no mat a Say ) 
Mississippi R. '7. Harned (June 19): On June 3 a correspondent at Car- 
yollton sent to this office two cerambycid beetles that were 
identified by J. M. Langs ton as M. i nornata . The correspond- 
ent wrote as follows: "I have a small patch of mammoth Rus- 
sian sunflowers now 2 or 3 feet tall. An insect has attacked 
them and apparently the whole patch will be destroyed. I 
can kill or chase all of them out cf the patch and in an hour 
they are back again. They work during the middle of the day 
by girdling the plants 6 or 8 inches below the top; the 
plants die immediately." 
verben; 
Mississippi 
MARGUERITE LEAF MINER ( Phytomy za chrysanthemi Kowarz) 
R. V7. Harned (June 24): Serious injury to Verbena plants 
was reuorted on June 11 from Duncan. 
