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A FLAT- HEADED BORER (Baprestidae) 
Arizona Arizona News Letter, State Coram, of Agric. and Sort., Vol. 3, 
No. 7 (July 31): The flat-headed "borer was fotmd to have killed 
a number of young pecan trees in two plantings northeast of Fnoenix. 
The trees were girdled near the base by the action of the borers. 
ALMONDS 
A RED SPIDER ( Tetranychu s telarius L. ) 
California T. D. Urbahns (August 18): This species together with Bryobia 
•praetiosa has caused early defoliation of almond trees. The crop 
is naturally reduced considerably. 
PEACH T7?IG- BCRER (Anarsia 1 in eat el l a Zell.) 
California T. D. Urbrhns and assistants (August 15): Careful inspection of 
the mature nut will usually show the point of entrance into the 
remal cf the nut, but commercially it will be impracticable to 
examine every nut. This will result in a lowered price for the 
farmer for his product. 
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CITRUS 
CITRUS APHID ( Aphis spiraecola latch) 
Louisiana H. K. Plank (August 11): Numerous tender tips on two willow- 
leafed mandarin orange trees were found today curled by this aphid 
in tho Jules Morel grove. Many curled tips were also seen in 
other groves in the vicinity of Burns, where none were apparent 
on July 24. Mr. Morel states that he has noticed curled leaves 
in his grove for a year cr more. Damage, however, has never 
been very great. So far as known thisis the first recorded 
occurrence of the "citrus aphid" in Louisiana. 
ITT SCALE ( Asmdiotus hederae Vail. } 
Arizona Arizona News Letter, State Coram, of Agric. and Hort. , Vol. 3, 
No. S- (June 30): The oleander scale was discovered upon a 
grapefruit : " tree in one of the plantings northwest of Phoenix. 
Only ono tree in the entire grove was found infested and steps 
were immediately taken for its suppression. As tho tree was 
far distant from any oleander plants it seems likely that the 
scale was introduced upon the grapefruit tree by visiting birds. 
TERMITES 
Texas P. L. Thomas (August 20): At Alamo termites were attacking 
citrus, one tree being killed: They worked on the roots. 
