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THE FRUIT INDUSTRY ix XEW YORK STATE 



FIG. 307. THE PEAR MIDGE : YOUNG PEARS DEFORMED BY LARVAE 



The Pear TJirips 



Th pear thrips, Taeniothrips pyri Daniel, occurs in all the lead- 

 ing fru it-growing sections of the state. It is most injurious in 



FIG. 308. THE PEAR THRIPS: ADULT (much enlarged) 



the Hudson Valley and has attracted the attention of growers 

 generally in the localities of Germantown and Hudson. The 

 adult thrips, which is largely responsible for the injuries to the 



