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being held for resale and the others at private residences. 
In tvro cases the infestation ^as id - :Tcre any e~-_r- 
gence of adults had occurred, so the destruction of the in- 
fested plants, immediately carried out, premises eradication. 
In the other three cases, however, so:.:e emergence had occurred 
and nhe treatment of adjoining bests was necessary. All spray- 
ing in connection trith these infestations has oeen carried 
out by the State Departr^rt of Agriculture under the super- 
vision of rolirld'r-c'cie. Three infestations found on properties 
adjacent to the original nursery infestaticn have been care- 
fully treated, all infested plants being destroyed and all . r - 
ferred host plants thorcv. ly c : 'ra;yed. 
Careful reinspections at regular intervals and repeated treat- 
ments, '.There necessary, will be continued until eradication 
has been secured, 
ORANGE TORTRIX ( Tortri:-: citrana Fern.) 
Florida J., R. Watson (May 28): The orange tortrix has been more 
severe than usual the past few y/eeks at Gainesville, some 
grov/ers reporting as mush as 25 per cent of their oran--es 
mined by this small caterpillar. Since the crop of young oranges 
is too he-'vy, the v7ork of this inject will probaoiy do little 
harm. 
C I T R'JS HU S T 1.: IT E (S rioohyes o leivorus A s he . ) 
Florida J, R, '.'?..•. t son (.Vay 28): Rust mites are appearing on tne . 
fruit in about the usual numbers for this tine of year, 
A MILLIFED (Myriapoda) 
Florida J, R« Watson (h r n y 28): In several groves millipede have 
been injurious to young citrus - . In every c this tras 
in groves where a heavy sod of Natal grass was plav<.d under « 
Millipede are always abund* at undi r t iead stems of Natal 
•r. ■ and when such .trass is ring 1 
millipeds are driven to the citrus I . They feed on the 
tend- r foliage and bark, some ti Lio limb or trunk 
of a young I . . jy prefer to feed on the dead bark at -ut 
end of a newly s t citn s ti ' Lng aned that th« 
will some tii Live b r .. 
