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COTTONY-CUSHION SCALE (Icerya purchasi Mask. ) 
R. W. Leiby (Hay 4): This insect became established in Wilmington 
within the last four years. It was commonly complained of last 
ye r, being destructive to the point of killing large ornamental 
broad-leaved evergreens. Veda.lia lady beetles were procured from 
California in February, and their larvae bred in the laboratory 
and released on infested shrubbery. A complete generation of the 
beetles has developed this spring out of doors. 
ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH ( Laspeyresi a molesta Busck) 
J. A. Hyslop (April 3); The work of what appears to be this insect 
was found on several twig's of Stranvaesia davidiana in my garden. 
Georgia 
7.HITEFLIES ( Aleurodidae ) 
O.I.Snapp (April 19): As usual these insects are numerous on orna- 
mentals at Fort Valley at this season of the year, necessitating 
the enforcement of control measures. 
SNOWY THEE CRICKET (Oecanthus niveus DeG.) 
Ohio 
E. W. Mendenhall (April 11): I find oviposition scars of Oecanthus 
niveus DeG. on various shrubs and trees m many locaAities - ^"Yr"C"erF r ~ 
tral and southwestern Ohio. While they are beneficial there is 
some danger of fungus getting into the scars made "oy them. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
Mississippi 
CHRYSANTHEMUM GALL MIDGE ( Diarthrono myia hypogaea Loew) 
R. 17, Harned (April 24): Specimens of the chrysanthemum gall midge 
were found injuring chrysanthemum plants at Greenville April 5. 
This insect has been intercepted from many shipments of chrysanthe- 
mum plants from northern States, especially from Ohio this spring. 
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BULB MITE ( Rhizoglyphus hyacinthi Boisd. ) 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (January 1 to April 15): During March the bulb mite 
was found doing severe injury in two greenhouses, one at Lincoln 
and the other at Kearney. 
Washington C. F. Doucette (April 26): Approximately 500 plaits of a total of 
5,000 Eas.teriiiies, I ilium l ongiflorum giganteum , in a greenhouse 
near Seattle had to be discarded because of injury by the bulb mite, 
This was evidenced by a slight wilting of the foliage and a yellow- 
