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SWEETBAY 
A WEEVIL ( Prionomerus calceatus Say) 
Connecticut. E. P. Felt (June 22): Sweetbay leaves were sent in accom- 
panied "by a statement that this weevil had "been feeding on the foliage. 
This insect is a well-known miner of the related sassafras and tulip 
tree. 
WILLOW 
EUROPEAN WILLOW BEETLE ( Plagiodera versicolora Laich. ) 
Massachusetts. J, V. Schaffner, Jr. (June 25): The imported willow leaf 
beetle is abundant on willow in suburban towns around 3oston. Adults 
of the first brood are now issuing. 
A SPITTLE BUG (Aphrophora salicis DeG. ) 
Massachusetts. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (June 25): This imported spittle in- 
sect is quite abundant on willow in the suburban towns around 3oston. 
INSECTS AFFECTING GREENHOUSE 
AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 
STRAWBERRY ROOT WEEVIL ( Brachyrhynus ovatus L. ) 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (June 21): Adults of the strawberry root weevil 
were taken from Duluth, Saint Paul, and Minneapolis. A few good-sized 
evergreens have been injured by grubs. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (June 17): Strawberry root weevils have killed 
third-year strawberries in spots at Hobble Creek, Springville, and 
Springdale. 
GARDEN SPRINGTAIL ( Bourletiella hortensis Fitch) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (June 10): The garden springtail is very abundant 
at Bar Harbor. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
CHRYSANTHEMUM GALL MIDGE" ( Diarthronomyia hypogaea Loew) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 22): Tne chrysanthemum midge was found on a 
few plants at Meridian on June 21.- This insect is not widely dis- 
tributed in Mississippi. 
