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CITRUS AND SUBTROPICAL FRUITS 
CITRUS WHITEFLY ( Diaieurodes citri Ashm.) 
Texas T. C. Barber (April 5): At Brownsville damage is slight but in- 
creasing. Adults are plentiful in a few restricted localities 
where they are known to occur. 
Louisiana T. H. Jones (April 14): A few adults, the first cf the season, 
were noted today on citrus trees heavily infested with the species 
at Baton Rouge. 
PAN/JTERIC/N PLATYPUS ( Plat -/pus compos itus Say) 
Florida W, W. Yothers (April 5): It may be of interest to entomologists to 
know of a so-called outbreak of ambrosia beetles on orange trees 
last fall. The species was Pl atypus compos it us . an account cf 
which is given by Hubbard on pa~e 14, of Bulletin 7, new series, 
of the Division of Entomology, "Some Miscellaneous Results of the 
Work of the Division of Entomology." The excessive rains last 
summer raised the water table in and around many sroves in DeSoto 
County. This condition was very injurious to many citrus trees 
which were planted on the lower locations and, no doubt, has resulted 
in the death of some trees. The last of October and first cf November 
there was considerable interest on the part of growers in the ambrosia 
beetles, which they claimed were killing their trees. An examination 
showed that the trees were really injured by excessive water and the 
beetles had come in as a secondary factor. In many of the trees the 
sap was fermenting at the time of the visit . U7e recommended immediate 
drainage and ether measures to improve the health and growth of the 
trees . We also recommended painting of the bodies or trunks of the 
trees with undiluted fish-oil soap. It is net known to what extent 
the trees have died or what effect the recommendations have had upon 
the further attacks of the oeetles . 
COTTONY-CUSHION SCALE (I cerva rurchasi Task.) 
Texas T. C. Barber (April 5): Damage at Brownsville to citrus trees is 
slight at present. We have observed two restricted areas of infesta- 
tion in this locality, but infestation is very light. They are 
particularly dangerous, however, in view of heavy recent plantings 
of young trees . 
ORANGE B PSKET^OW ( Platoecr-ticus gleverii Pack.) 
Florida W. W. Yothers (April 5): A serious outbreak of what I determined 
as the orange basketworm ,ir as reported to me. I understood from the 
reports that this had ruined a crop of Vaiencias . This pest usually 
follows beggarweed or sore other legume, and since the damage had 
already been done before the report was sent in, no recommendations 
were given or experiments conducted. 
PAPAYA FRUIT-FLY ( Toxotryouna c urvicauda Gerst.) 
Florida G. F. ::oznette (April 5): This species has not been as abundant this 
past winter as during former winters, and, apparently, the excessive 
drought this past -inter has ■ had" a decided influence on this species. 
