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trees and at least one hedge heavily infested. Pupation must have 
"begun about March 1, as all of the 20 or 30 individuals examined on 
March lk had pupated. Leaves are falling, hut. whether this is caused 
"by the miner or is the natural shedding, I am not sure. 
CEDAR 
JUNIPER WEB WORM ( Dichomeris mar^inellus P. ) 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (March 23): Infestation is reported on cedar at 
Seaford. 
OLEANDER 
OLEANDER CATERPILLAR (Synt omeida epilais Walk.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (March 23): The oleander caterpillar is working 
in all sections from Gainesville south. 
ROSE .. 
ROSS APHID ( Macro siijhum rosae L. ) 
Virginia. C. R. Wiley (ivfarch 21): This aphid has "boen present on roses 
in Richmond for 2 months; recent warm weather has apparently stimu- 
lated reproduction and now the young rose shoots are very heavily 
infested. I noticed a species' of syrphid fly hovering over my rose 
"bushes when I sprayed them March 19. A Danville, Va. , nurseryman 
was in the office on March 21 and he was impiessed with the abun- 
dance of aphids on roses and Japanese "barberry in Richmond. He 
stated that they were unusually scarce in Danville at that time. 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterberger (March l6) : A green aphid has so seriously 
infested rose bushes that many of the roses are not opening normally. 
