





February 29, 1944 



Prepared by the Fruit Program Conmittee 

 of the Extension Service 



W. H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



Contents 



Peach Moth Parasites 



A Spraying Record 



Heard in Ilaine 



Apple and Pear Utilization 



Do You Know? 



Changes in 1944 Apple Spray Chart 



Blueberry Varieties 



Ilanure for Cultivated Blueberries 



Developraent of the European Red Mite 



PEACH MOTH P ARAS ITES 



Because of the war emergency it v/ill not be possible to con- 

 duct the Oriental Fruit Moth parasite rearing project this season. Hot 

 only is the labor shortage very acute, but transportation conditions 

 are such that no assurance could be given us that breeding material 

 would not be delayed in transit. Any prolonged delay en route v/ould 

 endanger the life of the insects. Ar; effort v/ill be made to secure a 

 very limited number of parasites by direct purchase from Connecticut, 

 provided there is any surplus in that state, 



—A. I. Bourne 



Issued by the Extension Service in furtherance of Acts of May 8 and 

 June 30, 1914, Willard A. Munson, Director, Massachusetts State College, 

 United Sta tes Department of Agriculture, and County Extension Services 

 cooperating. 



