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COMMON RED SPIDEE ( Tetranychus telarius L.) 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterberger (February 2k): The red spider is moderately 
abundant on azalea plants and evergreen shrubs. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 2k): An infestation of red spiders on cedar 
vras reported from Meridian on February 13. 
AUCUBA 
AN APHID ( Macrosiphum aucubae Bartholomew) 
California. E, 0. Essig (February 26): Because of the mild winter, aphids 
have survived in considerable numbers in the San Francisco Bay area. 
The aucuba aphid has been abundant at Berkeley. 
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FERN SCALE ( Hemi chi onasm s aspidistrae Sign.) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (February 25): The fern scale was reported dam- 
aging the fronds of ferns at Foley early in January. 
GLADIOLUS 
GLADIOLUS TKRIPS ( Taeniothrips gladioli M. & S. ) 
Florida. J. R. V/atson (February 2k): Gladiolus thrips have been active 
all winter but infestations are not heavy. 
RHODODENDRON 
RHODODENDRON WHITEFLY ( pialeurodes chittendeni Laing) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (February 28): In the latter part of December 
we made a trip to Johnson City, Washington County, and looked over sec- 
tions of Carter County, examining rhododendrons. We found a light 
infestation of D. chittendeni passing the winter on the underside of 
rhododendron leaves. 
SPIREA 
COTTONY-CUSHION SCALE ( I eery a uurchasi Mask.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 2U): An infestation of cottony-cushion 
scale on spirea was reported from Columbia on January k. Ladybird 
beetles were promptly colonized on the property. 
