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RICE WEEVIL ( Sitophilus oryzae L. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and. assistants (Septer.ber 23): Serious injur- to . 
corn in the field was reported '07 inspector L. J. Goodgame at Aberdeen, 
while old corn in cribs was badly damaged in various sections of the 
State. Many requests for information about the control 01" corn weevils 
have been received during the past few days. 
I1TSSCT CONDITIONS III HAITI FOR MAY, JUNE, AND JULY 1035 
By 
Andre Audant 
Citrus trees at Damien were heavily infested with the green scale ( Coccus 
viridis Green) on May 25« Reports were received from the South that the 
scale was damaging trees in the neighborhood of Miragoane, 
The green chafer, Artinus psittacinus C ir ll. , was noticed on many citrus 
trees on the experimental farm on July 5 £ " nc1 - Was no ^ destroyed by the usual 
application of lead arsenate. 
Red scales, C nrv s omphalu s aonidnm L. , are quite abundant this spring in 
Port-au-Prince, where a few plants have been hilled. 
Coconut trees in the Cul-de-Sac plain were attached by Eomaledra sab - 
alella Chamb. on May 12. The fronds were falling down in the more heavily 
infested trees. 
Rhinoceros beetles, Strategus quadrif cve^tu s Fdv. , were reported de- 
stroying many young coconut trees in the vicinity of Cane Haitien, Hay 15« 
Coconut fronds infested with Aspidiotus destructor Sign, in Port-au- 
Prince, June IS. 
Coffee leaves infested with Leucoptora coffeella Stainto , July 5> 
gradually diminished with the advent of spring showers. 
The boll weevil ( Anthonomus g randis Boh.) was observed as far as Katte 
La than on the cotton experimental farm, Jul;; - 3» The adults were carried 
by the wind blowing from Fetionvilie.. As there have been no bells on the 
cotton plants since April, it is believed that the beetles have been aesti- 
vating under trash and came out after the showers oZ the last few days of 
June. They were quite abundant on the tender shoots, as many as 15 adul 
being found on a single 1-year cotton tree. Nevertheless no weevils were 
found on the road between Port-au-Prince and Hatte Lathan. 
A few cotton aphids ( Aphis gossypi i Glov. ) were noticed on young cotton 
shoots near Port-au-Prince May 5> in relation with the crazy ant Paratre - 
chin a longicorni s Latr. 
Flea beetles, Spitrix parvula Fab., were puncturing the tobacco leaves 
on the experimental plots at Damien, May 30. 
