Mississippi 
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CRSPE MYRTLE 
CKEPE -MYRTLE APHID ( Myzocallis kaharaluqkatanl Eirkaldy) 
R. W, Earned (August 22): Aphids identified by Mr. A. L. 
Hamner as this s-oecies. were found infesting crer>e myrtle ?t 
Columbia, Pascagoula, Meridian, and Port Gibson recently. 
Kentucky 
• IMS 
IRIS BORER ( Macronoctua onus t a Grote) 
M. L. Didlake (August 27): The iris borer has been found 
injuring iris at Lexington, Louisville, and Mayffeld. 
Indiana 
LARKSPUR 
CYCLAMEN MITE ( Tarsonemus ^allidus Banks) 
J. J. Davis (August 27): Reported as very destructive to 
larkspur at Franklin on August 1. 
LILAC 
Indiana 
LILAC BORER ( Podosesja syringae Harr.) 
J. J. Davis (August 27): Reported damaging lilac atJCrown 
Point and Evansville - ' early in August. 
VIOLETS 
VIOLET SAWFLY (EmphyUif can adensis Kby.) 
Washington R. F. Kern (August 17): Fract'cally every plant in one 
planting of about 25 violet plants at Clympia was infested. 
The orly other record I have of these in western V.'ashin'ton 
is one case in Aberdeen in 1928 and ]9^?, although no system- 
atic search has been made. 
