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rhododendron in this : State until last fall, when it was found on one 
plant at Mounds ville. The plant was sprayed twice last winter with 
oil. At present there is still live scale, on this plant and addi- 
tional plants have been .infested.' (Det. by. H. Morrison.) 
ROSE 
'ROSS SCALE "( Aulacaspis rosae. Bouche ) 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (October 1); Quite bad, on, roses in certain localities 
... in Franklin 'County. Stocks were plastered'/ ,"• 
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D M E S.T.I G ■ A N I M A L S' 
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A SANDFLY (C ulicoides can i thorax Hof f . ) 
Georgia. J. B. Hull ( September" 30); Sandflies, particularly C_. canithorax , 
began emerging at Savannah during the latter part of September, and from 
the increasing numbers taken in recovery cages it is indicated that the 
emergence of the fall brood of this pest has begun. 
PUSS CATERPILLAR ( Megalopyge opercularis S.. & A. ) 
South Carolina. F. -Sherman and J W. C. Nettles (October 16 ) : Several inquiries, 
and as usual they are chiefly with reference to stings by the larvae. 
Alabama. R-.: K. Wilson (October 21): Larva received from. Do than for determina- 
tion. , The specimen was taken from- the arm of a' patient in whom it had 
produced pain and a LocaL urticaria. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 23): Specimens were received from Kosciusko 
on September 30 and from Wesson on September 23. . Inspector N. D. Peets, 
of. Brookhaven, writes that several specimens were brought to his office 
with the information that the people who had been injured by them ex- 
perienced • severe pain and fever. ■■:,. • 
Texas. W. E. Dove (October 25): Within 50 miles of San Antonio different 
persons complained of painful stings of this caterpillar. On several 
occasions it was encountered in public parks during the month of October. 
SADDLEBACK CATERPILLAR ( Sibine stimulea Clem. ) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (October 1): Seemed to be unusually abundant generally. 
TROPICAL RAT MITE ( Liponyssus bacotl Hirst . ) 
Mississippi. J. P. KisL' ; nko (October 23): Several homos in Wiggins have been 
