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pro tec-ted location -for the .propagation of the insect. Later 
in September it was collected' on aralia and a conifer in a 
nursery in. San Rafael, Marin County, where it was apparently 
doing nicely in the open.' The' past few winters have been 
rather mild in California and nay he responsible for the 
present showing rf the coccid. 
CAMEL CRICKET ( Ceuthophilus sp.) 
Ohio tj. W. Mendehhall (October 15): The cave or camel crickets 
were very had and did considerably damage to seedlings in 
- ■.- ■■ • greenhouse s in Co lumbus. 
V . ' CYCLAMEN HITS ( Tarsonemus pallidas Banhs) 
Alabama J. .M, Robinson .(.Octo'ber 21): Cyclamen mites' are moderately 
.abundant in a greenhouse at Opelika. 
GREENHOUSE CMTIPEDE ( Scuti^erella immacuiata ITewp. ) 
California S. 0. Essig (September 28): Garden centipedes are abundant 
in. certain greenhouses and small areas in many parts of the 
State. : ■ 
C0R1T EAR WORM ( Eel io this obsoleta Fab, ) 
.Maryland E. K*. Cory (October 22): This insect is injuring geraniums 
and. cutting into the base of carnation buds. 
Ohio T. H. Parks (October 24): These larvae ruined many flower 
buds of chrysanthermim. in the greenhouse during September at 
Logan. They also ate flowers and buds of calendulas both in 
and outside of the greenhouse. Greenhouse men in Ashtabula,, 
Cuyalibga, Lorain, and Lucas Counties have been : losing heavily 
during September and Octo'ber from corn ear worm injury to both 
the .green and ripening fruits. This type of injury is very 
infrequent in greenhouses though of annual occurence to early 
tomatoes during July in southern Ohio. 
Illinois W. P. Flint' (October 24): Greenhouses all over the State 
have been invaded rbr the adults and at the present time many 
greenhouse crop's are suffering severely from the feeding of 
■ ; ■ larvae. ' '. ' ' • 
FALL ARMYWORM ( Laphygna frugiperda S. & A. ) 
Michigan E. I. Mc Daniel (October 24): Larvae of the fall army worm, 
, , the corn ear worm, and possibly some of their relatives are 
appearing in "greenhbf.se s in various -parts of Michigan. 
The moths are evidently flying in from outside and producing 
larvae which mutilate the buds and blossoms and later other parts 
of chrysanthemum, rose, calendula, geranium, and sometimes othe- 
plants. 
