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Connecticut. 1. E. Britton (August 22): This insect is causing severe damage 
on gladiolus throughout the State. Much injury is also caused "by Frankiini- 
ella tritici Fitch and F. fusca Hinds. 
E. F. Felt (August 13): The gladiolus thrips was reported as generally 
and seriously infesting gladioli at East Schodack. 
New Jersey. R. B. Lott (August 16): The gladiolus thrips is very abundant 
this year, causing the loss of entire crops in some sections of the State. 
Pennsylvania. C. A. Thomas (August 24): The gladiolus thrips is evidently 
spread throughout the southeastern border counties of Pennsylvania, and ex- 
tensive: in jury has been found in a number of commercial plantings, especial- 
ly in those plantings where new stock has been received from outside dur- 
ing the past year or two. This is undoubtedly the worst pest with which 
the gladiolus growers in this section have to contend. (August 15): One 
grower near Thomdale reports over 90 -per cent of his gladiolus flowers un- 
fit for market because of this thrips. 
Minnesota. A. G. Buggies (August 23): T. gladioli is becoming more and more 
abundant around the Twin Cities. Our largest growers of gladiolus have 
not yet had the pest. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (August 17): Thrips nre renorted at Chattanooga and 
Dayton. Found injuring the blooms of gladiolus. 
GENISTA 
A PYRALID ( Tholeria reversal is Guen, ) 
California. R. E. Campbell (August 23): Genista plants are again being de- 
foliated by T. reversalis in many parts of Los Angeles County. 
IRIS 
IRIS BORER ( bfacronoctua onusta Grote) 
Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgkiss (July 26): Damage by the iris borer is reported 
to be serious in the. southeastern area. 
MAGNOLIA 
. MAGNOLIA SCALE ( Neolecanium corr.uparvum Thro) 
New York. 77. E. Blauvelt (July): Specimens of N. c^rnuparvun have been, re- 
ceived. . They wero reported on magnolia. 
