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ALTHAEA 
A MEALYBUG ( Fseudecoccus maritimr.s Ehrh.) 
Mississippi R. "'.'. Earned (June 22): Mealybugs identified, by Hiss Gladys Huke 
as Pseudo co ccus mar it imp, s were collected on May J,l at ErooKhaven. 
The host pla.it was althaea. This is the first time this species 
has been reported from Misassippi. 
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BOXV/'OOD LZAF MBTER ( i lonar thr oual'ou s buxi labou.) 
Connecticut IT. 3. Britton (June 13): The bos leaf miner attacking bcx at 
V'estport v?as reported by A. H. Kellner. Adults just beginni 
to emerge. 
. (Monthly Letter of the Bureau of Entomology, I\ T o. 157. May, IS 2 ?): 
District of Some of the specimen box bushes bordering the drive on the north 
Columbia side of the White House have been very heavily infested by the 
boxwood leaf miner, and ivir. hiddleton, of this office, has been 
active in making recommendations and offering advice to Mr. 
Reeves, of the White House, in combating the insect. 
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kiiSRGDERITB ELY ( Ihvtorayza chrysanthemi KowarZ;) 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (June 22): Specimens of the marguerite fly -.-ere 
collected on chrysanthemum plants at Yazoo City on June 2, and 
on violet plants at Winona May 2o. 
DAHLIA 
BLOSSOM AMOMALA ( .^nomala undulata Ilels.) 
Mississippi R. " ; . Harned (June 22): Anomala undulata was reported as causing 
serious damage to cfethlia blooms at Conway en June 1 
HONEYSUCKLE 
SAT/FLY (Tenthredinidae) 
Missouri a. C. Burrill (June 10): Savrfly larvae have appeared on Japanese 
vine honeysuckle. 
IRIS 
IRIS BORER ( hacronoctua onusta Grcte) 
Ohio S. V;. Mendenhall '.June 7):, -he iris borer is quite prevalent at 
Columbus and vicinity, and south, ' oonth, damaging iris. 
