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BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AXD PLANT QUARANTINE [June 
from Yugoslavia; Rhagoletis sp. in sour cherry from Italy and Yugoslavia, haw- 
thorn from Mexico, and apple from Nova Scotia; papaya fruit fly (Toxotrypana 
curvicauda) in papaya from the Bahamas, Cuba, and Panama; try pet id in orange 
from Brazil, pricklypear from Italy, and pear and quince from Mexico. 
MISCELLANEOUS INSECTS 
Larvae of the vine moth (Polychrosis botrana) were intercepted in grapes from 
Italy. The rhododendron whitefly (Dialeurodes chittendeni) was taken on rhodo- 
dendrons from England. Cipollini from Morocco were infested with Exosoma 
lusitanica (Chrysomelidae) . The Asiatic rice borer (Chilo simplex) arrived with 
rice straw from China and Japan. Apion carduorum (Curculionidae) infested 
globe artichokes from Italy. Leptoglossus chilensis (Coreidae) was taken on grapes 
from Chile. Ceutorhynchus ericae (Curculionidae) arrived with heather from Ire- 
land and Scotland. The European corn borer (Pyrausta nubilalis) was intercepted 
in green corn and string beans from Japan. 
The pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) was intercepted in cotton bolls 
from Antigua, cottonseed from Egypt, India, Mexico, and the Orient, seed cotton 
from China and Mexico, and (adult) in, a pillow containing raw cotton from 
Brazil. Epicaerus sp. (Curculionidae) was found in potatoes from Mexico. 
Kalotermes malatensis (termite) infested wood used as a base for orchids from the 
Philippines. Broomcorn from Italy was infested with the durra stem borer 
(Sesamia cretica). Epilachna borealis distincta (Coccinellidae) arrived with 
banana debris from Mexico. The bean pod borer (Maruca testulalis) was inter- 
cepted in a string bean from China and in lima beans from Cuba. Chionaspis 
yanonensis (Coccidae) was taken on orange and tangerine from Japan. The coffee 
berry borer (Stephanoderes hampei) arrived in unroasted coffee from Brazil and 
Sumatra. 
Larvae of the tobacco wire worm (Agriotes lineatus) were intercepted on dahlia 
roots from Norway. Laspeyresia splendana (Olethreutidae) arrived in chestnuts 
from France, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and U. S. S. R. The turnip gall 
weevil (Ceutorhynchus pleurostigma) infested cauliflower from Belgium and turnips 
from England and the Netherlands. Seed cotton from China was infested with 
Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Lygaeidae). The West Indian sweetpotato weevil 
(Euscepes batatae) was taken in sweetpotatoes from Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico, and 
St. Lucia. The citrus blackfly (Aleurocanthus woglumi) was intercepted on orange 
leaves from the Bahamas and Jamaica. Bamboo canes from China were infested 
with Harmolita phyllostachitis (Eurytomidae). Psylliodes chrysocephala (Chry- 
somelidae) was intercepted in turnips from the Canal Zone, Denmark, England, 
and Norway, and in brussels sprouts from Denmark. 
Avacados from Mexico were infested with Conotrachelus aguacatae and C. 
perseae (Curculionidae). The gladiolus thrips (Taeniothrips gladioli) was inter- 
cepted on gladiolus from Australia, Bermuda, Hawaii, and New Zealand. The 
coffee leaf miner (Leucoptera coffeella) was taken in coffee leaves from Costa Rica 
and Guatemala. The Philippine orange moth (Prays citri) was intercepted in the 
rind of a pomelo from the Philippines. Mangoes from Hawaii and the Philippines 
were infested with the mango weevil (Sternochetus mangi ferae). Scolytus multi- 
striatus and S. scolytus (Scolytidae) were intercepted in elm logs from France. 
MISCELLANEOUS PLANT DISEASES 
The Dutch elm disease (Ceratostomella (Graphium) ulmi) with insect vectors 
was intercepted in burl elm logs from France at several ports, thus indicating the 
probable mode of entry of this serious disease. Citrus canker (Bacterium citri) 
was intercepted on Citrus spp. from China, Japan, and south India; Cerotelium 
desmium on Gossypium sp. from the West Indies; Elsinoe piri on apple from 
Switzerland; Entomosporium maculatum on Raphiolepis delacourii from Argen- 
tina; Gloeosporium beyrodtii on Vanda sanderiana from the Philippines; G. 
sorauerianum on Codiaeum sp. from Japan; Glomerella cingulata on Fatsia japonica 
from Japan; Hemileia sp. on Oncidium sp. from Dutch Guiana; Leptosphaeria 
heterospora on Iris sp. from England; Macrophoma(?) aucubana and Mycos- 
phaerella sp. on Aucuba japonica from Japan; Pestalozzia neglecta on Euonymus 
obovatus variegatus from Japan; Phoma cilricarpa on fresh fruit of Citrus nobilis 
from China and C. sinensis junos from Japan; Phomopsis arecae on palm seed 
from Cuba; Physalospora eucalyptina on Eucalyptus sp. from Mexico; Septoria 
citri on citrus fruits from Australia, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, and Spain; 
S. pittospori on Pittosporum sp. from Scotland; Sphaceloma fawcettii var. viscosa 
on orange from Brazil; Uredo epidendri and U. nigropunclata on orchids from 
Costa Rica; Uredo sp. on orchids from Columbia. 
