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Clyde Lasher, North Germantown. — First noticed the work of the thripa 

 during the spring of 1911, especially on Bartletts wliich are much affected. 

 Injuries are less on Kieffers, Clapp Favorites and Seckels. 



B. C. Snyder, North Germantown. — First noticed the work of the thrips 

 during 1910 in spots in my pear orchard, the Kieffers being most affected. 

 This year it has also appeared on Seckels. My losses from this pest liave 

 not been so great as those of other pear growers. 



Samuel Sheffer, Germantown. — For the last three years I have prac- 

 tically had no crops from my pears. In 1910 I had 220 barrels when I 

 should have had not less than 1,000 barrels. Had thought my losses were 

 due to frosts. While there was much evidence of the thrips' work this 

 spring, my trees yielded better this year. 



Garfield Moore, Germantown. — Injuries are most conspicuous on Kieffera 

 and in 1910 lost practically the entire crop. Clapp Favorites also have 

 shown losses in blossom clusters. 



C. E. Hover, Germantown. — For five years preceding 1911 have not har- 

 vested a satisfactory Kieft'er crop and one orchard has yielded absolutely 

 nothing during this period. Trees may blossom but I do not get any pears. 

 The blossom clusters and leaves turn brown and gummy and drop. Clapp 

 Favorites do not seem to be injured to the same degree and Bartletts suffer 

 apparently the least from this pest. I believe the thrips is distributed 

 throughout this region in a radius of about ten miles, although it is not 

 equally destructive in all orchards. 



Alex. Hover & Bro., Germantown. — Our Kieffers in one orchard have been 

 blighted for three years. The greatest damage was in 1910 when blossoms 

 and leaves turned brown and dropped; and there was practically no fruit 

 worth picking. Bartletts and Clapp Favorites have as a rule not been much 

 affected. 



Bernes Van Tassel, North Germantown. — Have observed injuries to pear 

 trees for three years, but the trees suffered the most during 1910. My 

 Seckels had gi'eater losses than any other variety, and it was not till late 

 summer that the trees had a satisfactory amount of foliage. 



The foregoing statements show that the thrips has been present 

 in some orchards about Germantown for about five years and dur- 

 ing the past three years it has become injurious to such a degree 

 that its work is generally recognized throughout the community. 

 It is of interest also to note that the growers without exception 

 complain of losses to pears, but the attacks of the thrips on other 

 fruits receive no comment. Injuries to Kieffer pears are re- 

 ported by many orchardists and the yields of this fruit seem to 

 have been most affected, especially during 1910. The financial 

 loss with some growers was large because of the susceptibility of 

 this variety and the extensiveness of the plantings. Kieffers are 

 grown in larger numbers than any other pear. Some growers 



