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LESSEE BULB FLY ( Eumenis strigatus Fallen) 
J. Wilcox (Aoril 21): The lesser bulb fly began e- 
April 14 at Corvallis. 
NARCISSUS BULB FLY (Hero don equestris Fab ) 
J. ""ilcox (Aoril 21): The greater bulb fly began emerging 
April 17 at Corvallis. 
Mississippi 
Mississippi 
ROCS 
POTATO APHID ( Illinoia solanifolii Ashm.) 
R. 17. Earned (April 22): Aphids on rose, -ere 
received from Meridian on April 2, and from Jackson 
and Natchez on April 3. 
A SCARABAEII! ( Eiplo taxis sp.) 
P.. .',". Barned (April 22): Beetles belonging to the genus 
Diplotaxi's -ere received or. April 3 from a correspondent at 
Lucedale, who wrote as follov : s regarding them: "They :. 
been working on my rose bushes for the last three years. 
The first we noticed is that the leaves are eaten off. This 
is done at nisht. The y are in the -round around the roots. 1 ' 
SPI1 
Mis sis sip-pi 
SPIRAEA APHIE (Aphis snireacola Patch) 
R. ".". Harnec (April 22): Injury to spiraea by Aphis -pomi 
( snireacola ) was reported from Kosciusko, Durant, and 
Meridian. 
T. F. McGehee (April 19): Green aphids are very ahundant 
on spiraea bushes in Marshll, Ls Fayette, and Benton Counties; 
also aphids are very abundant on spiraea bushes. 
C. Hines (April 19): Green aphids a^e very abundant on 
rose, spiraea, etc., at Yazoo City and Canton. 
H. Dietrich (April 19): Green aphids are very tit on 
Rosaceae, persimmons, roses, apple, etc., in George and Perry 
Counties. Also vi ry abundant at Hattiesbur^ April 9 on all 
Rosaceae in garden. 
