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in Manatee County revealed a very light infestation of Frankliniell a 
fusca Hinds (tobacco thrips) 'but none of Taeniothrips simplex Morison. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (October 18): Gladiolus thrips are very numerous 
in untreated plantings this year. 
CORN EAR WORM ( Heliothis obsoleta F. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (October 22): Was doing more damage to gladiolus than 
any other insect, mining not only the unopened flowering spikes but in 
many instances the main stem of the plants. Also damaging young tomato 
plants by mining the stems. ' 
BEET ARMXWORM ( Laphygma exigua Hbn. ) 
Calif ornie. R. E. Campbell (October 22): The infestation in Vista, San Diego 
County, is extremely heavy and almost ruined a planting of 3 or 4 acres 
of gladiolus. 
LILA C 
GIANT HORNET ( Vespa crabo L. ) 
Maryland. E.N. Cory (October 18): Noted on lilac in Kent County.' This is 
a new locality record. 
O RCHID 
ORCHID WEEVIL ( Diorymerellus laevimargo Champ.) 
Delaware. H. F. Dietz (October 4): This pest has been causing considerable 
injury to Cattleyas and Dendrobiums in orchid houses around Wilmington. 
The injury is greatly out of proportion to the number of beetles it has 
been possible to collect. This is accounted for by the fact that minor 
feeding injuries to the roots become infected with an unidentified fungus 
which results in the death of these 'roots. 
Ohio. E. V.'. Mendenhall (October 1): Black Diorymerellus was quite bad in an 
'orchid 'house at Columbus. Treatment was" given". - 
PRIVET 
JAPANESE SCALE ( Leucaspis j aponica Ckil.) 
Pennsylvania. E. P. Felt (October 23): '.Vas found in abundance on a privet 
hedge in the Philadelphia area. 
RHODODENDRON 
A7ALSA SCALE ( Eriococcus azeleae Corns t . ) 
West Virginia. F. W. Craig (September 28): I have never found any scale on 
