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JUNIPER 
AIT APHID (Cinara sibericae Gill. & Pain.) 
Virginia. H. A. St. George (July 7): On May 7 J. T.' Palmer, of -Arlington, 
subnitted a specinen of tall juniper which was heavily infested with 
aphids. (Dot. by P. W. Mason.) 
JUNIPER SCALE ( Diaspis carueli Targ. ) 
Connecticut. E. P. Pelt (July 23): The juniper scale was reported to be 
abundant at Lake vi lie. 
LILAC ; 
LILAC LEAF MINER ( Gracilaria syringe 11a P.) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (July 15): Lilac leaf miners unusually abundant at 
Montpelier, Washington County, central Vernont. Many leaves mined and 
curled up. 
OYSTERSHELL SCALE ( Lepidbsaphes ulni . L. ) 
New York. R. E. Horsey (July): Numerous on lilacs at Rochester. A H^-year- 
old shrub of the Amur lilac, 12 feet in height and spread, was found to 
have the twigs and branches completely covered with old and newly set 
scale, the worst infestation I have ever seen. About, a third of the 
branches were dead. A tree lilac standing beside the infested one and 
almost touching it was free of scale. 'I have noted before lilacs free 
of scale next to badly infested ones. 
LILAC BORER (Podosesia syringae Harr. ) 
New York. R. E. Horsey (July): The characteristic sawdust from this borer 
was noted at a few lilacs lately and a request for control information 
was received on July l6 from a Rochester resident, who said his lilacs 
had been badly damaged. 
OLEANDER 
OLEANDER CATERPILLAR ( Syntomeida epialis Walk. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (July 23): The oleander caterpillar, exterminated by 
the freeze of December 12, 193^. has again appeared at Gainesville. 
PHLOX 
PHLOX PLANT BUG ( Lopidea davisi Knight ) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 17): Phlox plant bug is abundant and destructive 
to phlox at Rockport. All specimens received were nymphs. 
