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The "bean leaf hopper ( Br.poasca fabalis Del.) is prett3 r abundant on beans. 
The banana root borer ( Cosmopolites s ordidus Gem. ) was reported from, the 
Cayes district seriously attacking potato tubers. 
Citrus trees are attacked by the purple scale ( Lepidosaphes beckii Hewn. ) 
the black flies Alcurodicus minings Quaint., and, the citrus, mealybug ( Pseudococcus 
citri Risso) . 
The coffee cricket ( Chr cmon repent i nus Rehri) is causing sone damage to the 
young stens of coffee trees in the south. 
At the western end of the Island, near Dane-Marie, the cacao thrips 
( Heliothrips rubrocinctus Giard) was causing grave injury to the cacao trees. 
The oleander scale ( Aulacaspi s pentagona Targ. ) is very abundant on oleander 
bushes and is damaging then severely. 
The rose scale ( Chry sonphalus aonidun L. ) is 'still present in the beds of 
roses, though diminishing in number (Port-au-Prince). 
I1TSECT CONDITIONS IN COSTA RICA DURING MAY, JUNE; JULY, AND AUGUST 
i932 
By C. H. Ballou 
San Jose, Costa Rica 
The leaf-footed bug ( Lcptoglossus zpnatus Dall. ) was reported as quite abun- 
dant on apple, injuring terminal buds, fruit, and loaves, at San Pedro de Montes 
do Oca. It was also injurious on ripe and nearly ripe tonato.es. 
The citrus blackfly (Al euro can thus woglumi Ashby) was abundant and injurious 
in Maceta Central and San Pedro de Montes de Oca. This insect is always serious 
up to an altitude of 1350 neters. 
The apple aphid ( Aphis poni DeG. ) was damaging apple leaves at San Jose during 
the early part of August; it was also attacking quince. 
The heni spherical scale (Saissetia hemisphaorica Targ.) is always present but 
[sparse, and not serious. Scattered on soursop, not important in San Pedro de 
pontes de Oca. 
The purple scale ( Lepidosaphes beckii Hewn.) is always present and occasionally 
aarnful in San Pedro de Montes de Oca. 
Papilio anchisiades Esp. larvae did considerable damage on orange trees in 
)rood that emerged January IS in San Pedro de Montes de Oca. The next two broods 
Leveloped on matasano trees (q. v.); consumed 30 per cent of the foliage of a tree 
.5 feet high; pupated July 10, emerged August 15; of 28 pupae all emerged within 
5 days. The period of emergence on orange in January was much longer, covering 
ibout two months. 
Membracis nexicana Gucr, scars tender shoots in San Pedro 'de Montes de Oca, 
and causes the drying of spots on the tender shoots. Not important. 
