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SPiRASA APHID ( Aphis spiraecoda Patch) 
Florida J« E, Tat son (February 23): Among the outstanding entomological 
conditions in Florida this year is the scarcity of the citrus 
aphid. It does not appear now that they can possibly get 
abundant enough to do much harm to the first flush of growth 
and to the bloom* This happy condition of affairs is due 
entirely to the drought ani freezes of the past winter which 
either inhibited all new gro" r th on citrus or froze it so that 
the aphids starved to death. This, of course, refers to Aphis 
spiraecola, 
WHITE FLIES (Al euro-Mae) 
Florida J t E, '.Vat son (February 23): Dial eur odes citri and D. cilrif olii 
have been somewhat more abundant than usual because of the 
drought which prevented the proper development of the 
entomogenous fungi* The rainfall for Florida during 1927 
averaged about one- third less than normal and the result was 
a heavy increase of these insects which are usually controlled 
by the entomogenous fungi, 
CITEUS THITSOT ( Dialeurodes citri Ashm, ) 
Virginia Monthly Hews Letter Los Angeles County Horticultural Commission, 
Volume 10, No. 1 (January 15): The citrus white fly is one 
of the insect pssts against which California is zealously guard- 
ing her citrus orchard. It is for that reason that a local 
'"ell known nurseryman should be commended for his cooperation 
in taking up with the County Horticultural Commissioner the 
importation of 10,000 gardenias from the State of Virginia, 
adjacent to, but not included in the Ifcnown infested and 
quarantined against ' v hite fly area. A specimen shipment .ordered, 
subject to inspection from this supposedly clean area, was 
found by the quarantine inspectors of the county to be infested 
with the dreaded white fly, and as a consequence the nurseryman 
immediately cancelled all negotiations for the plants, 
Louisiana 77, E, Hinds (February 25): The citrus -hitefly is hibernating 
on its usual host plants but the cold of early January resulted 
in rather complete defoliation of citrus and reduction of 
foliage on privets also 'which -dll result in reducing the 
initial infestation by this pest. 
CITEOPHILUS MEALYBUG ( Pseudococcus mhani Green) 
California Monthly Ne r- s Letter Los Angeles County Horticultural Commission 
. Volume 10, N .2 (February 15): Navel oranges in the southern 
California section are reported as materially cleaner than 
last year. This is believed to be due to the liberation of 
Cryptolaemus for the control of the citrophilus mealybug. 
