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TULIP Sr/LE ( TorTae- ella lir: odpr.dri Gmel.) 
Indiana J.J. Davis (September lb): Numerous reports of the tulip scale 
en tulip trees or yellow poplar have been received. The reports 
have all cone frcrn the southern half cf the State. Specimens 
from Terre Haute, received Septemoer 11, were hatching. It is 
apparently a little later than usual this year. 
I\ S^ARABAEID ( An cm al a pare in at a Fab.) 
West Virginia Bureau of Entomology News Letter No. 112: In the vicinity of 
Frtnci. '"reek, W. Va., many small trees of black walnut, hickory, 
hazel, and chestnut were partially defoliated during July and 
August by beetles of .-'noir.ala marqinata Fao. In some cases, es- 
pecially on black walnut, the beetles wore very abundant and young 
trees were stripped of their leaves. 
B/SST^OOD 
3ASSW00D .APHID (Therioa- his tilke L.) 
Wisconsin A. A- Granovsky (August 17): In Door County son.e injury was 
reported. 
I N SECTS ATTACKING G R E E N H U S E 
AND ORNAMENTAL ? L A * T i 1 S 
DISPELL AI-TOUS FEEDFRS 
GARDEN FLEA-HOFPER ( Kaitic us citri Ashm.) 
Mississippi R. 1? /. Harned (September l) : These insects were causing serious 
damage to petunias on property at Steens. 
ASTER 
BLACK BUSTER BEETLE ( Epicau ta pen isv Tvanica DeG.) 
Connecticut G. M. Finlej (August 26- Sept ember V, : One florist at Southingtcn 
said that he hired a coy to pick the beetles off by hand and des- 
troyed about 2.000- 1.4 any esters were badly eaten. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (September 18): The black blister beetle was first 
reported tnis year injuring acters at Indianapolis. 
