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TOBACCO LEaF SKELETONIZER (Species not determined) 
Haiti R v C* Smith (February 22): There are several tobacco leaf 
skeletonizers which I have somewhat confused in ray mind in 
spite of the fact that all have been determined. In our own 
tobacco bed here (Port-au-Prince) from which we are about to 
make a planting, we are having exceedingly serious damage by 
two of them. 
SUGARCANE 
SUGARCANE BORER" ( Diatraea saccharalis Fab. ) 
Louisiana ff % E» Hinds (February 23): The sugarcane borer population 
in hibernation is usually small and there appears to be the 
prospect for an exceptionally light first generation of borers 
in Louisiana cane and corn this spring. 
INSECTS ATTACKING GREENHOUSE AND 
ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 
BLACK VINE TtEEVIL ( Brachyrhinus sulcatus Fab.) 
'.Vashington C. F. Doucette (February 5): This weevil was very prevalent 
in an outside planting of Astilbe sp» (the greenhouse spiraea, as 
usually termed in the florists' trade) near Tacoma. Damage 
by the larvae of this weevil to cuttings of Taxus (yew) in a 
nursery propagating bed near Mt, Vernon was reported in December. 
Larvae of this weevil, or a closely related species, were 
causing considerable damage to young sweet pea plants in a 
greenhouse at Sumner, during January. The larvae would kill the 
plants by eating all the roots and the seed peas. One cyclamen 
grower at Kent stated that he had lost over 1,000 plants dur- 
ing the fall months of 1928 from the attacks of the larvae of 
this weevil* 
JAPANESE SPOTTED CAMEL CRICKET ( Diestrammena .japonica 3latflu.) 
Ohio E. 7i, Mendenhall (February 7): This insect was found doing 
considerable damage to greenhouse plants, especially the 
succulent growth of the plants at Gahanna (Franklin County), 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
CHRYSANTHEMUM GALL MIDGE ( Diarthronomyia hypogaea Loew) 
ohio E. l t Mendenhall (February 7): The chrysanthemum midge is 
held in check in most of the greenhouses in Springfield. Nicotine 
sprays and fumes seem to be more successful in combating the 
pests than anything found up to date. 
