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BBBT FL3A BBSTL3 ( Disonycha xanthomelaena Dalm. ) 
Mississippi. C.Lyle (April 22): Severe in jury to phlox and sweet, villi-.-, 
plants by D. xanthomelaena was reported from Clarksdale, Coahoma County, 
on April 10. 
HOUND-HEADED APPLE TEES BORER (Saperda Candida Fab. ) 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (April 21): The round-headed apple tree borer is 
moderately abundant on dogwood in Birmingham and Huntsville. 
PLOTTER .THRIPS ( Frankliniella tritici Fitch) 
South Carolina. Alfred Lutken (April 24): The flower thrips, F. tritici , 
and others, were present in 'large numbers on spirea, dogwood, and wild 
cherry by April 15. 
COTTONY-CUSHION SCALE ( Icerya purchasi Mask.) 
Georgia. J. 3. Gill (April 26): The cottony cushion scale infestations con- 
tinue to be reported from scattered localities in the southern portion 
of Georgia, where ornamentals have been severely injured. 
QUINCE LACEBUG ( Corythucha cydoniae* Fitch) 
Connecticut. E. P. Felt (April 24):' Lacebug, C. cydoniae , work was found 
somewhat prevalent upon the evergreen thorn or so-called fire thorn in 
Greenwich. 
RHODODENDRON 
RHODODENDRON LAC33UG ( Steuhanitis rhododendri Horv.) 
New England. 3. F. Felt (April 24): The rhododendron lace bug, S. rhododen- 
dri , is somewhat abundant and injurious in southwestern New England, south- 
eastern New York, and northern New Jersey. 
SUGAR MAPLE TIMBER BEETLE ( Corthylus uunctatissimus Zimm. ) 
New Jersey. 3. P. Felt (April 24): The pitted ambrosia beetle, C. rune tat is- 
simus , was found somewhat prevalent in rhododendrons at Englewood, possi- 
bly 10 per cent of the stems being infested in a considerable planting. 
ROSE 
FLORIDA PLOTTER THRIFS ( Franhliniella tritici bisuinosa Morg. ) 
Florida. J. R, Watson (April 25): The Florida flover thrips has been un- 
usually injurious, especially on roses. It destroyed absolutely all 
wisteria blooms in the vicinity of Gainesville. It has been abundant also 
in Japonica blossoms. 
