June, '09] JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 207 



The West Indian Peach Scale {Diaspis pcntagona) was found to 

 be quite abundant in Augusta. It was found on peach, catalpa and 

 mulberry trees, having almost killed the peach and literally covering 

 the mulberry trees. It was found on almost all of the mulberry trees 

 in the lower part of the city. Steps will be taken this winter to ex- 

 terminate it before it spreads into the peach orchards. It was thought 

 last season that this scale did not exist in the state, as a search was 

 made where it was present a few years ago, and none found. Just 

 how and when it was introduced into Augusta is not known. 



In addition to the above, the following scale insects have been 

 found: Aspidiotus ienehricosKS, on poplar trees. Augusta, Ga. ; 

 Ceroplastes cirripediformis, on hackberry trees. Augusta; and a 

 species of Kermes quite common on oaks in many parts of the state. 



The Gloomy Scale (Aspidiotiis ohscuriis) is very common on oaks 

 and maples. In some cases it is being kept down by the red headed 

 fungus, but maple trees in Atlanta are being killed by this scale. 



Euonymus scale {Chionaspis enonymi) did considerable damage 

 during 1908, killing several hedges in Atlanta and elsewhere. 



The White Fly {Aleyrodes citri) was more numerous during the 

 summer than ever before. In South Georgia it was quite common on 

 orange, California privet, umbrella trees and cape jessamine. At 

 Darien it did some damage to the sweet and sour oranges. We have 

 no record of any remedial measures that have thus far been tried. 



The Shot-hole Borer {Scolytus rugulosus) was cpiite common this 

 last summer, and. as in 1905, was found in some cases to attack trees 

 that, to all appearance, were perfectly sound. At Woodbury Mr. 

 Betts had some badly infested trees, which he saved by painting the 

 trunks and limbs with lime-sulfur wash. 



The Peach Tree Borer {Sanniiwidea exitiosa) is still a great pest in 

 Georgia. When mounding and worming, together with the applica- 

 tion of a caustic wash, is practised, it does but little damage, but in 

 neglected orchards it injures many trees. This insect is better con- 

 trolled than it was a few years ago, as many have learned by dear ex- 

 perience that the applications of repellent washes are not effective. 



Numerous orchards last fall showed the work of the Peach Twig 

 Borer {Anarsia lineatella), and in some cases they seemed to be do- 

 ing considerable damage. In old neglected orchards they are most 

 common. In orchards where the lime-sulfur wash is used they do lit- 

 tle damage. 



The Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) was not so abundant 

 as in previous years. A few orchards showed bad infestation. In 

 one peach orchard near Woodbury^ it destroyed about 50% of the 



