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Texas F. C, Bishopp (April 26): Chrysanthemums in Dallas are 
unusually heavily infested *"ith the chrysanthemum aphid. 
CERYSAWTHBflflJM GALL J«IDGE ( L i ar t hr or.omy i a hypogaea F.Loew) 
Ohio E.U.Mendenhall (April 19): -he chrysanthemum midge is 
kept in pretty good control in the plant -product ion houses 
in the southwestern section of Ohio and I "believe that this 
has "been the result of diligent applications of nicotine 
sulphate solution* Some have been Using calcium cyanide 
hut a little early to tell the results, 
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OY ST S3 -SHELL SCaIS (L epidosaph es ulmi L.) 
Nebraska M.E.Swenk (April 1- April 25) : During the period covered by 
this report, reports of serious infestations with the 
oyster-shell scale on lilac have been received. 
ROSE 
AN APHID ( Macro si ohum ros-ief olium Theob. ) 
Mississippi R.W.Harried ( April 21): Macro si phum rosae folium ,,T as collected 
on rose at Kosciusko on April 12. Severe damage to roses 
from aphids was reported at Durant on April lk. Medium 
damage was reported from Water Valley on aprii 13. 
INSECTS A T T A C K 1 N S M A N A H D 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
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BEDBUG fOimez iectularis L .) 
Nebraska M.H.S^euk (April 1-April 25): During the period covered by 
.this report, reports of household infestations by the bedbug 
have been received. 
Sal© FLIES ( Oulicciaes punc tipennis ) 
Texas E.C.Bishopp (April 26): This sand fly has been so numerous 
as to cause serious concern on the part of the farmers 
in freestone and adjacent counties. It appears that the 
insect has been breeding in the streams which have been 
made distinctly salty ~oy the discharge of water from some of 
the wells near-by oil fields. The sand flies have been 
active on warm days throughout the winter, but have become 
much more annoying during the past few weeks. It has been 
