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LILIES 
A BULB THBIPS ( Liothrips vaneeckii Friesoxv.:) 
Oregon, C. A. Wei gel (June 16): During May-, in a planting of umbellatum and 
nankeen lilies near Portland, several short, stunted plants were found. In 
these all stages of Liothrips were found vorking between the leaves and in 
the terminal, which w s still very full of young leaves. These stunted stems 
were about 2 inches pbove the ground, r>nd this is the first known instance 
of this thrips working rbove the surface of the soil. 
SUMAC 
A LEAF BEETLE ( Orthpltica copnlina Fab.) 
Virginia. M. P. Jones (June): Insects are severely damaging sumac in Lyon 
Village. 
VIOLET 
VIOLET SAJFLY ( Emohytina canadensis Kby. ) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (June): Severe defoliation of violets by this insect was 
observed June 20 at Augusta. 
WATEBLILY 
WATERLILY APHID ( Rhopalosiphum nymphs eae L. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 22): A heavy infestation on waterlilies was reported 
from Meridian in Lauderdale County on May 24. 
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BLACK VINE T7EEVIL ( Brachyrhinus sulcatus Fab. ) 
Connecticut. 17. L. Britton (June 23): Severe injury had been inflicted upon 
Taxus plants in a nursery at Hampden; 30 to 40 adults emerged in two or 
three days from material sent in. 
INSECTS ATTACKING MAN AND 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
MOSQUITOES (Culicinae) 
'.Vest Virginia. L. M. Peairs (May 26): Mosquitoes are "unusually abundant at 
Morgantown, probably because of excessive rainfall. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 20): Mosquitoes were reported as a veritable plague 
at Terre Haute, May 29. 
