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Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (February 15 - March 15): Complaints continued to be 
received during the period here covered of infestation of house plants 
with the mealy bug P. citri Risso, 
Mississippi. D. W. Grimes (March 20): Common mealybugs (P. ci tri ) are 
abundant on Euonymus japonica at Kosciusko. 
SOFT SCALE ( Coccus hes-peridum L.) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (March 15): From Dundy County, during the first week 
in March, we received a complaint from a correspondent that fcher indoor 
lemon plant was being destroyed by the soft brown scale, and the follow- 
ing week a Hayes County correspondent reported serious injury to her 
begonia plants by this pest. 
A COCCID ( Lenidosaphes tuoerculata Mai en'.) 
Florida, E. f . Berger & G. B. Merrill (March 20): L. tubcrculata is moder- ^ 
ately abundant on orchids in a greenhouse at West Palm Beach. Previously 
reported from Coconut Grove. Specimens collected. 
ARBORVITAE 
ARBORVITAE APHID ( Dilachnus thu.jafilin a Del G.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle assistants (March 19): Arborvitae is being heavily 
infested at Laurel. The aphid was found to be very abundant on arborvitae 
in Smith County, near Pineville School, on February 23, 
Louisiana. W. E. Hinds (March 25): An aphid common on arborvitae has 
attracted blowflies to the honeydew excretions as a source "if food at 
Tallulah and Eaton Rouge. 
AZALZ 
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AZALEA LEAF MINER ( Gracilaria azaleae Brants) 
Mississippi, C. Lyle (February 24): Mr. J. P. Kislanko sent us some adults, 
larvae, and pupae taken from azalea in a greenhouse at Hattiesburg, on 
February 21. These insects were abundant in the greenhouse; and the 
azalea plants appeared shabby owing to defoliation. (Det. by A. Busck) 
EUONYMUS 
EUOHYMOUS SCALE ( Chionaspis euonym i Comst.) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (March 23): Evidence of heavy winter mortality 
of C. euonymi Comst. 
New York. R. E. Horsey (March 25): The Euonymus scale is quite prevalent in 
Rochester on Euonymus radicans and its varieties as well as on some 
deciduous species of Euonymus. The severe winter has badly injured 
leaves on exposed plants of E. radicans , and eggs examined are apparently 
yellowed and wrinkled although a few apparently live ones were found. 
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