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DAHLIA 
A C3RAMBYCID ( Hi-ppopsis lenxiscata Fab.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (September 23): Recently a correspondent at Meridian in 
Lauderdale County reported that dahlia stems had been tunneled by larvae. of 
H. lemniscata . (Det. J. M. Langston.) 
GLADIOLUS 
GLADIOLUS THRIPS ( Taeniothrips gladioli Moult. and Steinw.) 
Maine. H. 3. Peirson (September 8): Thrips are causing severe damage at Bingham. 
Connecticut. 3. H. Walden (September 23): Late plantings of gladiolus (treated 
corms "cut not sprayed) are showing increasing injury. 
New York. P. J. Farrott (September 21): The gladiolus thrips is scarce in west 
New York. 
Maryland. P. D. Sanders (September 27): These insects were attacking gladiolus 
in large numbers at Lllicott City. The damage in this section has not been 
severe this year. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake ^September 27): The gladiolus thrips can be found in every 
commercial gladiolus garden in the State. In a few instances the thrips did 
serious damage to the crop this summer. 
HAWTHORN 
QUINCZ LAC3BUG ( Corythucha cydoniae Pitch) 
Massachusetts and New York. 3. P. Pelt (September 25): This lacebug was abundant 
and injurious to English hawthorn at Dedham, Mass., and somewhat numerous at 
Tarry town, IT. Y. 
1-HLOX 
A PHLOX PLANT BUG (Lopidea davisi Knight) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (September 18): This phlox plant bug is damaging phlox at 
Attica. 
PYRACANTHA 
QUINC2 LACEBUG ( Corythucha cydoniae Pitch) 
South Carolina. J. A. Berly (September 9): This lacebug was found heavily 
infesting pyracantha in various nurseries of the Stpte during the summer. 
RHODODENDRON 
AN AMBROSIA BUSTLE ( Corthylus punctatissimus Zimn.) 
New York. 3. P. Felt (September 25): The pitted ambrosia beetle was reported as 
somewhat injurious to rhododendrons t Port Chester, N. Y. 
