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BLISTER BEETLES (Meloidae) 
Ohio E. W. Mendenhall (July 31): Blister beetles, both the black, 
E-oicauta pennsylvanica DeG. ,and the gray, E. cinerea Forst. , 
are doing considerable damage to aster and gladiolus flowers 
in Fairfield County. 
Nebraska M. H. Sv;enk (July 15-August l) : Numerous reports of injury 
by blister beetles came in during this period from over most 
of southeastern Nebraska, mostly Bpicauta cinerea Forst. and 
Macrobasis immacu j .ata Say. 
MEALY FLATA ( Ormenis pruinosa Say) 
Massachusetts A. P. Morse (August 2): There is a great abundance of 
lightning lantern flies on various cultivated shrubs, notably 
Aralia pentaphylla , red osier dogwood, Boston ivy, woodbine, 
etc. , near Salem. No noticeable injury yet, but annoyance to 
to householders. 
ASTER 
CHRYSANTHEMUM IAGEBUG (Co rythucha marmorata Uhl . ) 
New Hampshire P. R. Lowry (August): Seriously injuring New England asters 
in a garden at Durham. 
CANITA 
LESSER CANNA LEAF ROLLER (Geshna cannalis Quaint.) 
Mississippi R. V7. Harned (August 22): Serious injury to cannas has been 
reported from many sections of the State recently. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
GREENHOUSE CENTIPEDE ( Scutigerella immaculata Newp . ) 
Michigan R. H. Pettit (July 29): The greenhouse centipede has arrived 
'■ in Michigan and has done serious damage in one greenhouse at 
Mt. Clemons to a crop of chrysanthemums. 
CO LIT? Ill 
COLUMBINE BORER ( ppp?jpema ouraurif ascia G. & R.) 
New Hamsphire P. R. Lowry (August): A number of columbine plants in a 
flower garden have been injured. 
