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: MOT-LEGGED BULB FLY (Zum^rus tcbcrculatus Rond.) 
Washington C. F. Doucette (May 22) : The first adult v/as observed in 
the field May 7 tear Sumner. This is much later than in 1928, 
To date (May 21) all adults captured in the field have "been 
E. tuberculatus . 
OLSAKDER 
OLEANDER APHID ( Aphis ncrii Fcfns , ) 
Arizona 0. L. Barnes (May 10): The oleander aphid is \ 
on tender terminal growth of oleander iritho Salt .... V Lley. 
PHLOX 
.'- . "APLAITT BUG- ( Halticotoma valida Reut.) 
Mississippi R_ v '~ . H rned ■ assistants (M?.y) : Leaf bugs identified 
'"• Langston as E. val ida vverc sent in on April 30 f.:. .-." 
deen with the information that they "ha.ve appc-.rcd on Yucca. 
plants and are causing injury to perennial phlo:-: r by." 
Specimens of this species were also collected on Yucca plants 
at Kosciusko May 8 and at Durant on May 23. 
ROSE 
ROSE SAT7FLY ( Caliroa acthiops Fr.b.) 
Maryland J. A. Hyslop (May 24): Rose slugs crc r.orc numerous in 
garden at Avanel than I have observed then in years. 
rapidly skeletonizing the leaves of hybrid teas and climbing rcses 
roses. 
Ohio 
Ohio E. "T. Mendenhall (May 27): The ro3e slug, Endelomyio ro sae 
is quite bad on sore of the climbing roses in Columbus :. 
vicinity. 
Kentucky [. German (May): The rose slug Scl^ndria ro sc 3 is 
conTnon. 
ROSE LEAF BEETLE ( Uodonota uuncticollis Say) 
Maryland J. A. Hyslop (May 15): These booties are so numerous in all 
Lids of roses at Lvanel as to practically ruin blossc . 
As many as 28 beetles were collected in a single flower. 
