.15- 
undouhtedly due to the abnormally warn, weather preceding the 
dudeen drop in teErpenature* 
In the States westrcf the Mississippi River a rather "spottei" 
infestation may be expected, due to the cotton leafworm eating 
the cotton leaves, defoliating the plants in limited areas » 
Alabama W. E. Hinds (March 23) : ^e are find/"Sire at Auburn a very high 
percentage of boll weevils still alive in hibernation- 80 par 
cent on March 5- 
CUTTING ANT ( Atta t exana B uck-) 
Texas ffi.-C Tanquary (March 17): The cutting ant, Atta texana, is 
reported by Mr* R« R* Reppert, extension entomologist, as -doing 
serious injury in several counties in central southwestern 
Texas from the region of Uvalde and Bexar Counties northward 
toward Dallas - 
INSECTS ATTACKING GREENHOUSE 
AND ORNAMENTAL -PLANTS 
ch:;y5a:;thzmum 
. . CHRYSAIITHEOJ.: HALL-MIDGE ( Diarthronomvia h ypogaea 
F. LoewO 
New Hampshire P.R.Lowry (February and I^rch): These midges have done 
considerable damage to young plants in the Agricultural College 
greenhouse at Durham, distorting and stunting many of the plants- 
SNAPDRAGON 
. GREENHOUSE LEAF-TYER ( Phlyctaqnjq. ferrugalis Hubn.) 
Massachu- P. R« Lowry (February and March) i This insect is reported 
setts from Salem and Swampscott as doing serious damage in green- 
houses- 
TULIP 
TULIP APHID (Anuraphis tulipae Boyer) 
California California Weekly News Letter, Vol.5, No. 5 (March 10): '"hat is 
apparently the tulip aphid recently was taken on tulip bv 
arriving from Holland. Specimens have bsen forwarded to 
Washington for confirmation of our identification. 
This aphid lives on the bulb between the scales and finds 
its way 'veil into the interior parts. Specimens examined, where 
infestation was heavy, reveal 3d the aphids on the embbyonic 
blossom bud. Their manner of feeding undoubtedly prevents a 
normal growth and apparently results in a misshaped blossom 
even if it does not entirely prevent its development. 
It is believed that further investigations vill show this 
pest quite widespread in the State as it is hard to believe 
