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CITRUS. MEALYBUG ( Pseudococcus . citri Rigso) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (April 23): Sone complaints of the citrus, mealy- 
bug are "beginning to cone in. 
A CITRUS ROOT ■ WEEVIL ( Pachnaeus sp.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (April 23): A complaint has "been received of the 
work of the citrus root weevil in Dade County. . ■','.' 
CITRUS RUST MITE ( Eriophyes oleivorus Ashn.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (April 23): Rust nites are very abundant and 
destructive, as the weather has "been very warn and dry for the last 
nonth. 
SIX-SPOTTED MITE ( Tetranychus sexmaculatus Riley) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (April 23): The six-spotted nite was very common 
and injurious to citrus trees in the latter part of March and the 
first half of April, but the infestation is rapidly subsiding. A 
species of Scynnus was found feeding on it. 
FIG 
MEDITERRANEAN FIG SCALE ( Lepidosaphes ficus Sign.) 
California. C. K. Fisher (April 18): The first hatch of eggs was ob- 
served today. Last year the first ;hatch began about April. 23. . There 
has-been a steady increase and a steady spread of this insect to new 
localities ever since it was first noticed in this community. 
3LAST0PKAGA ( Blastophaga psencs L.) 
California. Perez Simmons (April 10): A few females had emerged from 
galls in nammee caprif igs examined today at Fresno, but nono were 
seen flying. 
