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WALNUT CATERPILLAR ( Ectana integerrima G. ana R.) 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers ("September 26): The walnut caterpillar has been re- 
ported as being more serious this fall than usual throughout the southern 
half of the State. 
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I7ILL0W FLEA WEEVIL ( Crchestes rufipes Lee.) 
Maine. K. B. Peirson (September): The willow flea weevil was reported on 
August 21 to be very abundant on Sal ix . pentandra. 
I IT S E C T S AFFECTING GREENHOUSE 
A IT D R N A M SH'TAI PLANTS 
AZALEA 
AZALEA SCALE ( Erioeoccus azaleae Corns t . ) 
Alabama. H. P. Loding (September 28): The azalea mealybug is becoming a major 
pest on cultivated azaleas at Mobile. 
MULBERRY WHITEFLY ( Tetraleurodes mori Quaint.) 
New York. S. P. Felt (September 27): The mulberry whitefly was quite abundant 
on azalea at Westbury, L.I. 
FUCHSIA . 
A FLEA BEETLE (Haltica litigata Fall. ) 
Washington, D.C. C. A. Weigel (September k): An unusual infestation of H. liti - 
gat a attacking fuchsia was encountered this week in greenhouses. The 
plants, of -hick there were several hundred, are being grown in 6-inch pots. 
The foliage was almost completely pitted and spotted as a result of the 
feeding of this beetle. (Det. by H. S. Barber) 
GLADIOLUS 
GLADIOLUS THRIPS (Taeniothrips gladioli M. and S.) 
General. C. F. Doucotte (September): The gladiolus thrips has extended its 
range of distribution during the reason and has seriously affected the 
larger gladiolus-producing sections of Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, 
and California. 
