Jiitiel938] SERVICE AND RKC.L'LATOKY ANNOUNCEMENTS 5 
Republic and Mexico, cottonseed from Bahamas. Brazil, Dominican Republic, 
Egypt, Grenada, Mexico, Montserrat, and Puerto Rico, seed cotton from Italy, 
Mexico, and Uganda, and seed cotton adhering to old bagging from Mexico. Poli- 
aspis pini (Coccidae) was taken on pines from Japan. Larvae of the vine moth 
(Polychrosis botrana) were intercepted on a grape berry from Italy. A larva of the 
Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) was taken in soil around a chrysanthemum 
root from Japan. Lemon and orange from the Philippines were infested with the 
Philippine orange moth (Prays dtri). Psylliodes cbrysocephala (Chrysomelidae) 
arrived with broccoli from Italy, radish from Portugal, and turnips from England, 
France, Italy, and Mexico. The pear tingid (Stephanitis pyri) was found on 
persimmon from Italy. The mango weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae) was taken 
in mangoes from Hawaii and New Zealand. Tat dianthi was found on a 
carnation leaf from Yugoslavia, and T. ericae infested aster from England and 
heather from Germany and Scotland. Tenthecoris bicolor (Miridae) was inter- 
cepted on orchids from Colombia and Venezuela. 
NOTES ON PLANT DISEASES INTERCEPTED 
Among the plant diseases intercepted during the fiscal year 1938 were several 
well known as being serious on important economic hosts. Among the diseases 
wire citrus canker (Bacterium citri), banana leaf s] ercospora musae), cereal 
rusts and smuts, and citrus black spot (Phoma vi:r ; carpa). Other diseases were 
intercepted which might prove to be important if introduced but which were 
caused by new species or were on unreported host- and their economic status not 
determinable. 
For convenience some of the more interesting plant disease interception records 
are summarized by groups in alphabetical arrangements. 
mCTEKIAL DISEASES 
Citrus canker (Bacterii m citri) was intercepted on lemon from Straits Settle- 
ments, on lim< (2 . th< Phil Straits Settlements, on 
orange from China i (9), on pomeli from China and straits Settle- 
Japan (2), and ! me and orange of unknown origin, 
the orange in From Canada. B, was intercepted but once 
duringthe; ar, from Netherlands. Pumpkins from Japan and 
Straits Settlements were found with bacterial spots such as are produced by B. 
lachryw'ws on o1 her cut ; . 
^• v ! ' ;; '- Le for the determination of bacterial 
diseas .■ s are not determined. 
FUNGOUS DISEASES 
A considerable number of fungous diseases not heretofore represented, in our 
interception record were added during the year. Some of these were interc< pted 
P rior t ' ' tliis fisc .1 year but net determined in time to be included 
in the preceding list, ijnong the new entries for this year were Asa Uydis 
Columbia; Botrytis squamosa on garlic from 
Chile; Cercospoi ,,,:■!.•. Honduras, and Java; Den- 
drodochium cattl L bia; Dicherinia guianensis on Loncho- 
carpus from British phi umbellifera \im on parsnip from Germany 
and Netherlands; Fabraea maculato on quinci Union of South Africa- 
Gloeosporium bio from Colombia; G. dendrobii on orchid from 
Japan: G. leguminvm on me quite from Mexico; G. orchidearum on orchid from 
Brazil; Hew li on orchid from Brazil; Hendersonia oryzae on a ma! 
fr° m Japan; H n honeysuckle from Sweden; Heterosporium trittii on 
TriUiii ■ British C flormodendror cladosporioides on from 
i • ; leptothyrium castaneae var. qw ■ m Rngland; Lophodermium 
jumperinum on from Sweden; Macrophoma hippoglossum on Ruscus from 
Italy; .1/. orchidicola on orchid from Guatemala; Marsonia jugktndis on walnut 
rom Italy; Microdivlodia passeriniana on palm from Morocco; Monochaetia 
:ompia var. ramulicola on rose stock from Netherlands ; Mycosphaerella opuntiat 
to cactus from Mexi< : Vfyrot) c ■ i >mato from Mexico; Did 
nae on hydrangea from Scotland; Ovularia obliqua on Rumex from Mexico; 
Pestalozr.m }>,coh,r on willow ties from Argentina; Phaeochora chamaeropis on palm 
nun Morocco: Phaeosphaerella ephedrai on Ephedra from China- Phoma hippo- 
flossiOT) Ruscusfrom [taly; P.rimosaon Phragmitei from Netherlands; P 
ivcubar on Aucuba from Italy, Japan, and Swedi n; P. conorum var. naviculispora 
