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T. vernalis colonies at Berlin, N. J., Philmont, Pa., Laurel Hill Ceme— 
tery, Pa., and Marion Golf Course at Marion, Pa., were exceedingly strong, 
indicating considerable growth during the past year." 
Native May beetle grub proves possible host of Japanese beetle 
parasite.--T. R. Gardner, Moorestown, reports that "Several Phyllophaga 
grubs parasitized with Dexia ventralis Ald. last fall and overwintered 
in the cold cellar were dissected to determine condition of the immature 
stages of the parasite. One dexiid larva had died, apparently shortly 
after entrance into the host, and two larvae were normal and healthy in 
the second instar. This shows that the larvae of D. ventralis can over- 
winter in the normal second stage in grubs of Phyllophaga." 
