Maine 
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ARBORVITAE 
ARBORVITAE LEAP MINER ( Ar^yresthia t huiella Pack . ) 
H. B. Peirson (September 20); The arborvitae leaf miner, 
Eecurvaria thu.jaella . is very prevalent in northern Maine. 
Virginia 
BAY 
LAUREL PSYLLID ( Trioza al acris- Elor.) 
G. E. Gould (September 24): The laurel psyllid has been 
reported from bay trees in Norfolk. The damage of this 
insect is from the unsightly appearance of the infested tree 
rather than any injury to the foliage. 
Arizona 
CACTUS 
COCHINEAL INSECT ( Dactyl op ius tomentosus Lamarck) 
C. D. Lebert (September 25): Severe infestations were found 
on cholla cactus in two Phoenix cactus gardens. A small 
lady beetle was feeding on the scale at both places. 
CANNA 
LARGER CANNA LEAF ROLLER ( Calpodes ethlius Cramer) 
Mississippi H. Dietrich (September 20): The larger canna leaf roller 
is very abundant on c annas at Luce dale. 
R. P. Colmer (September 20): The larger canna leaf roller 
is very abundant in the vicinity of Pascagoula and Moss Point. 
CAMELLIA 
Mississippi 
BLACK CITRUS APHID ( Toxoptera aurantiae Koch) 
H. Dietrich (September 20): Aphids ( Toxoptera aurantiae ) 
are abundant on Camellia japonica in a nursery at Lucedale. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
Maryland 
SOD WSB.VORMS ( Crambus spp.) 
E. N. Cory (August 16) : Sod webworms injured chrysanthemums 
in one greenhouse in Baltimore County in mid-July. These 
apparently came in with sod used in preparing the soil that 
went into the bed. 
