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C. B. Raymond (June 21): This beetle is doing considerable damage 
in one community in Allegfeay County and beetles are present in 
numbers . 
IRIS BORER ( Macro no ctua onusta Grote) 
New York C. R. Crosby (June 20): Severe injury is reported to iris at 
Schenectady . 
PALMETTO LEAF-MINER ( Homaledra sabalella Chamb.) 
Louisiana T. H. Jones (June ll) : The county agent from Hammond sent in leaves 
injured by larvae, as well as larvae, pupae, and adults, with the 
statement that the larvae were "doing considerable damage" to the 
leaves of large Phoenix palms in a yard at this place. 
( Aphid ae) 
Georgia W. F. Turner (June 23): There is an aphid on crepe myrtle that is 
extremely serious this year. I do not recognize the species. It 
is very abundant at Fort Valley. 
SPINDLEWORM ( Achatodes zeae L.) 
Maine E. M. Patch (June 16): This is a "new pest" at Auburn, attacking 
"Golden elder" — 5ambuc.u :3^nigj-a «.uraa <. Larvae are about full-fed. 
BLACK VINE WEEVIL ( Brachvrhinus sulcatus Fab.) 
New York M. D. Leonard (June 8): Grubs are seriously injuring the growth of 
many nursery trees at Westburj, L. I., and attacking yew trees, Taxus 
cuspidata . There are more than ever before. Grubs, pupae, and 
recently emerged beetles have been sent to this office. 
H. C. Huckett (June 14): This weevil is injurious to Taxus in 
nurseries in Suffolk County. 
New Jersey H. B- Weiss (May 25): Larvae are doing considerable damage to Taxus 
roots in a nursery at Paters on. 
INSECTS AFFECTING MAN 
AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
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MOSQUITOES (Culicidae) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (June 23): Mosquitoes at East War eh am are very slow 
in becoming abundant this season, owing doubtless to the unusually 
dry weather prevailing throughout most of May. 
