136 THE PLUM CURCULIO. 
removed before records could be made of condition of same. The 
percentage of infestation, 11.25, is notably less for drop fruit than 
shown in the preceding table, 56.87, due to the greater scarcity of the 
beetles. ; 
Taste LXXV.—Percentage of injury to drop peaches, Siloam Springs, Ark., 1908. 
; Be Crane ae : = Fruits 
Dates fruit was collected. Fruits. infesker 
Nop? 80: sida b dials eeeniaae pn da Meee ee ee ene ee ee 2,500 1,481 
Mavs 9.2 2cC See ee Siete clale icp Sie ate Daas ea eee Tete ee ae aS 0 Le SS 6, 500 674 
WO WQiahe os oS sian ge Se ee pee eae ORNS SR nO ea es gr et 2 a 30, 840 1, 658 
Des hs Sova eee eam ceiaeise | ees Coe Maen eee ee are eee eee oe one eee 7, 200 958 
DB PANE A PBI RN etd a BPE LS a Reh aR, el 2, 400 301 
SOS 2 Aas Sots Ses Sas = 2 SS sens re Sle ee ee ee ras ee a eee ae 498 89 
JUNE 43.4 es ctocecede Sab cee an ase oes ere Eee eee EERE EEE ee eens acer ae 198 80 
SI eT Te a Se pt rs Ser A ee Oe ge te Cee SO gS oe 135 56 
Ute Soe SES ere es FC ok Sere aod pot ge a 251 67 
Uy ea ay eo Sead 5 Sey ain Me ee en Sage ee Ano cece eee soe seas eee 68 19 
7 aR ee eee NS RN Rae ae oe is ree ey RS en SNS oy Sy Fey oe ae ee 101 25 
QA inset oe See Lae Sa ce ere ak, Se IS Sinai SE I Ee ae ye Seen 21 7 
Duly. Me ss sessed iat Sea ee desead at eons see ee eee eee On eee eR EC Sacer 16 2 
Se ee SE me tar mn ree is TEE ON EER we Te ee 41 15 
| yD Seer ee eae OG ee ne geet e Ste BERR RE Ee oN os Pot fa - 90 50 
1 1S a REED phe eS Sane Ny eine)’ Sele TO Wie a ee skies s5ecasheon: 104 30 
ZO: 2p oe ee She eles ec Oe a nee Se. ae ig Cp ene ee Ae Onan ener ee eee 689 300 
C1 Ese ie ee ene See DPE eeh A Rie ete Py tare NSE EE dein k Soe 648 87 
AA eee Sere Oe ae ee te Se tae SAE ey ele ee pC ART) Be ee) oe Ue eee s 328 21 
TROPA ee See fsa Ae ese ere ee aes 52, 628 5,920 
Average per cent of infestation, 11.25. 
The degree of infestation by the curculio of all fallen fruit for the 
season from 10 peach trees in the District of Columbia is shown in 
Table LXXVI. The percentage of infestation, 44.73, closely 
approximates the averages of the figures in-Table LXXIV. 
Taste LXXVI.—Percentage of injury to drop peaches, Washington, D. C., 1908. 
Number | Number 
Dates fruit was collected. of of fruits 
fruits. | infested. 
Magtt oo soo fo a ee le aN ethene 676 342 
4 [00 3): aes as ee A ee oe NG ee ee ais Cae ee ed Seiad ate oe Oe ae Sole 2, 500 1, 202 
1 (1 eee eRe eae OEP ee Soe ee Se ee See eee 902 290 
] (0 aes Sere nin eee re ee Ree Mey Sais aaa we aN oR as & lms 247 124 
5 (0S ees ee ee si eee ee Oe ee ee re ee ee ee Se eo moe meee Sci S > Soc ae 79 12 
LY ee PR Pes i pes DAN. he PER MSs oF wt 4, 404 1,970 
Average per cent of infestation, 44.73. 
