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LILAC 
LILAC LEAF miTER ( Gracilaria svringella Tab.) 
E. P. Felt (Septemlier 2k): Work of this species vcls received 
from A. P. Morse, Salem. 'The insect is causing the lilacs in 
that section to look ^luite disreputahle. 
2. P. Felt (Septemter 2k): The lilac leaf miner is generally 
distributed, and v^s seriously inj-urious to lilacs and privet 
in Rochester, and apparently the same Trork nas ohserved at 
Niagara Falls (R. E. Horsey). 
C. P. Gillette (September 5): This pest \7as first noticed in 
Denver city parks several years ago, but it has no-,7 spread as far 
north as Fort Collins on the eastern slope and has become a rather 
serious pest to lilacs. Both last year and this, some of the 
bushes in the vicinity of Fort Collins have as high as 90 per cent 
of their leaves rained by this little moth. It first mines the 
leaf and then when about half-gro'.7n, the larvae leave the mines 
and roll the leaves in '.vhich they feed to finish their development. 
Palms 
A BORER ( Dinapate v/ri-diti Horn) 
F. H.Uymore (August k) : This is the first report ne have had of 
this borer attacking living v/ood. In this case about 90 per cent 
of the transplanted fan-leaf palms vbtq injured by the adult 
beetle boring into the gromng itree tip or bud. 
ROSE 
UI^'ICORN CATERPILLAR ( Schizura unicornis S. £: A. ) 
R. \7. Harned (September 22): On September 20. Mr. H. Gladney, 
Ocean Springs, collected specimens of the unicorn prominent on a 
rose bush. He believes at least there have been three generations 
this year as this is the third time he has collected this species 
in the same yard this season. 
INSECTS ATTACKING MAN AND 
DOMESTIC A N I i : *i L S 
MAN 
EED3UG ( Cimex lectularius L. ) 
J. J. Davis (September 2U): Frequent reports of trouble in d^rell- 
ing houses are being received. The bugs i.7ere reported abundant 
and harmful in poultry houses at Rockville September 12. 
