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CITRUS 
GREEN CITRUS APHID ( Aphis spiraocola Patch) 
Florida. J- R. Watson (February 25): Citrus aphids are be- 
ginning to appear in orange groves where the new growth 
is well along, hut they are not nearly so ahundant as last 
year. The Chinese ladybaetle (Leis sp. ) is in evidence in 
Orange .County, feeding on these aphids. 
CALIFORNIA RED SCALE (Chrys omphalus aurantii Mask.) 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (January 20) : Eleven infested trees were 
found on a 17-acre property in Phoenix which formerly had an 
infestation in ornamentals. 
CITRUS RUST MITE (Ph.rllocoptes oleivorus Ashra. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (February 25): Rust mites are rather prev? 
lent for this tine of the year, owing to unusually warn 
weather during most of February. 
Louisiana. I. J. Becnel (-February) •: Silver rust :-.ites have been 
coimon on citrus trees throughout the winter. Most of the 
second crop oranges were heavily infested. 
CITRUS RED MITE ( Paratetranych us citri McG. ) 
Louisiana. I. J. Becnel (February): Several heavy red spider in- 
festations have been found recently in the citrus section. 
PAPAYA 
A PYRALID (Homal opp.lpia da 1 era Dyar) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (February 25): H. dalera was reported as 
destructive to the papaya fruits in Dade County. 
TRUCK -CROP INSECTS 
VEGETABLE WEEVIL (Li stroderes obliouus Kliag) 
Florida. F. S. Chanberlin (February 9): Larvae of the vegetable 
weevil are quite abundant in gardens at Quincy, Gadsden County. 
Georgia. M. M. High (February 21): The vegetable weevil is doing 
serious damage to turnips and onions in Thomas County. The 
