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Michigau. E. I. McDajiiel (September 25): Despite dry weather, the gladiolus 
thrips has caused no loss where corms had "been treated. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (September 26): The gladiolus thrips, while quite 
abundant throughout the State on plantings not treated before planting, 
is less abundant than last year. 
Alabama. H. P. Loding (September 23): The gladiolus thrips is appearing in 
nearly .all plantings over Mobile County. 
Colorado. G. M. List (September 20): The gladiolus thrips was found in the 
State last year for the first time. The spread this, season seems to have 
been quite rapid, as the infestation is quite general in most sections of 
the eastern slope in the State. Many plantings have, been so seriously 
injured that few flowers have been cut. 
Washington.. R. Latta (September): Only a few minor . infestations were found 
in the Puget Sound district last year, but this year the insect has been 
reported in numbers from all gladiolus-growing sections of the State, 
including Spokane, Yakima, and Wenatchee, east of the Cascade Mountains, 
and throughout the Puget Sound district west of the divide. Considerable 
damage was reported by many commercial and amateur planters. 
.Oregon. R. Latta (September): T. gladioli was reported as damaging gladiolus 
at Medford. This is a new record. 
California. M. L. Jones (August 27): The counties of Monterey, Alameda, San 
Francisco,. Santa Cruz, Sacramento, San Mateo, Marin,- Sonoma, Napa, and the 
..extreme northern portion of Santa Barbara County were surveyed and the 
gladiolus thrips was found in each county. Because of the lightness of 
the infestation in some areas, there is no doubt that- several light infe sta- 
tions were missed. However, enough infested properties were found to indi- 
cate the distribution in this part of the State. Of the 70 gladiolus 
plantings examined, Hd were infested. 
OLEAHDER 
POLKA DOT WASP MOTH ( Syntomeila epilais Walk. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (September 2k): The oleander caterpillar, the larva 
of the polka dot wasp moth, has appeared in Gainesville. This insect is 
apparently rapidly spreading northward. It may extend as far north as 
oleanders can grow out of doors. 
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CURLED ROSE SAWFLY ( Smphytus cinctipes Hort.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (September ik) : The curled rose sawfly is completely 
defoliating roses in places on Mount Desert Island. 
