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CITR T JS WHITEFLY ( Dialeurodes citri Riley and How.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (September 2U) : The citrus whitefly is very abun- 
dant. He?vy flight of adults now noted in northern Florida. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (September 20): As usual, this insect is very abun- 
dant in Fort Valley and is causing considerable damage to ornamental 
plants. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (September 2l): The whitefly is more abundant 
over the State than it has been in years. The general infestation 
might be called an outbreak. 
Mississippi. G. L. Bond (September 18): Moderately abundant in Jackson 
County. A few heavy infestations have been noticed recently and the 
whitefly is present on most citras hedge plants. 
COTTONY-CUSHION SCALE ( leery a wren as i Mask. ) 
Puerto Rico. G. N. Wolcott (Sentamber 20): Since the initial outbreak of 
the cottony-cushion scale in San Juan and the Bayamon citrus district 
in 1932, no new records of its dispersion in Puerto Rico had been re- 
ceived up to a few weeks ago. Late this spring one new occurrence 
was noted near Vega Ba.ja, and more recently another h->s been reported 
at some distance from the first, both of these presumably being due 
to natural dispersion, as they are west or southwest of the main areas 
of infestation. Within the last few days the scale has been reported 
in a small grove at Humacao , in the eastern part of the Island, un- 
doubtedly due to the bringing in of infested trees and r.ot to natural 
factors. In the main areas of infestation the scale has not been 
abundant this spring and a survey made on September 18 indicated that 
it was very scarce generally. In one instance, an infestation has 
entirely disappeared, and in most instances only a few scattered in- 
dividuals can be found. Wherever small mass infestations still exist, 
one can find traces of the Australian ladybeetle ( Rodclia cardinalis 
Muls.), and because of recent rainy weather over half of the scales 
have been killed by the fungus Spicaria .javanica . 
FJLLER'S ROSE BEETLE (A synonychu s ^odmani Crotch) 
Alabama. H. P. Lading (Septciber 28): Fuller's rose beetles are becoming 
increasingly abundant in Satsuma orange groves at MoDile, where they 
are damaging the foliage. 
CITRUS RUST MITE ( Phylloccotes oleivorus Ashm. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (September 2U) : Dry weather during the last few 
days of Ay ust and the first )f September caused an increased number 
of rust mites in the orange groves for this time of the year. 
