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Lelaware. E. P. Felt (June 21): Reported as abundant on rosos near 
Wilmington. 
A Llil BEETLE ( .jatipna latjclavl* For*t . ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (June 2*0: Sent in from Lake Wales, central 
Florida, where it was said to "be quite injurious to roses. 
▲ LEAFHQPPER . (Oncometqpla undata 7, ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (June 2*0: Doing considerable injury to roses 
in Alachua County, north-central Florida. 
ROSE SAWFLY (Caliroa aethiops F.) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 22): Specimens of rose leaves, showing 
attack by the European rose slug, received from Nance County, in 
east-central Nebraska, on Juno 17. 
GRASS THRIPS ( Anaphothrips obscurus Mull.) 
Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgkiss (June 9): Grass thrips is seriously 
damaging roses. 
SUNFLOWER 
Missouri. A. F. Satterthwait (June 24): An experimental plot of sun- 
flowers planted near East Prairie, in extreme southeastern Missouri, 
showed about 100 percent of plants infested on May 9 and- probably 
over 25 percent with terminal buds destroyed by larvae of a moth, 
Eucosoma helianthana Riley. Li gyrus gibbosus Leg. destroyed and ie 
infesting about 4 percent of the plants, the adults attacking the 
roots. A beetle, Cylindrocopterus adspersus Lee, was numerous in 
the plot, as were adults of Rhodobaenus trodecimpunctatus 111. 
About 1 percent of the plants in the plot were broken off by 
Oecanthus nigricornis quadripunctatus Bout . 
YEW 
BLACK VINE WEEVIL ( Brachyrhinus sulcatus F. ) 
New Hampshire. E. P. Felt (June 21): The insect was found injuring 
Taxus at Lublin, in southwestern New Hampshire. 
Massachusetts. E. P. Felt (June 21): Was found on Taxus at Lincoln, 
in the eastern part of the State. 
New York. E. P. Felt (June 21): Was found injuring Taxus at White 
Plains, in Westchester County. 
