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Texas. R. W. More land (January): Active weevils were observed in most of 
the hibernation cages at College. Station on the warm days in January, 
the largest number being seen on January 17, when the maximum tempera- 
ture was 79 F. 
K. P. Ewing and R. L. McGarr (January): At Port Lavaca weevils were 
breeding in fields of green cotton until the freezes on January 13 and 
20. After that only one adult weevil was observed in the field. 
T. C. Barber (January): Boll weevil larvae and adults abundant at 
Brownsville. • 
INSECTS A ? F E C T III G GREENHOUSE 
AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 
GROUND MEALYBUG ( Rhizoecus terrestris News.) 
California. E. 0. Essig (February 26): The ground mealybug has been 
taken on the roots of lawn grasses and many kinds of annual and peren- 
nial ornamental plants in the Sen Francisco Bay area during the fall 
and winter. It does considerable damage to some plants and is diffi- 
cult to control. 
BLACK SCALE ( Saissetia oleae Bern.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 2*-!-): Specimens of this scale on poinsettias 
were received from Sanatorium on January S. 
EUONYMUS SCALE ( Chionaspis euonymi Comst.) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (February 25): Suonj/mus scale was generally active 
on ornamental japonicas, particularly at Prattsville, Canoe, and 
Montgomery during December. 
DEODAR V/EEVIL ( Piasodes deodarae Hopk.) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (February 25): This beetle was attacking ornamen- 
tal cedars at Uriah during ctober. 
AN APHID (Forda olivacea Rohw. ) 
California. E. 0. Essig (February 26): .This aphid has been abundant on the 
roots of Bromus carina tus in the vicinity of Berkeley this winter, but 
only apterous viviparous females are in evidence. 
