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respondence every year or two. Singularly enough, however, nothing 

 seems to have been published concerning it except in the article referred 

 to, although mention has been made of this, or what is probably this, 

 species in at least one other publication. 



During the season of 1898 we received specimens from Mr. G. A. 

 Schattenberg, Boerne, Tex., with the report that the species was found 

 in great abundance in the tips of branches of peach and plum trees. 

 It had never occurred in pear there and seldom in apple. It was 

 also received from Mr. G. Hillje, from Delhi and String Prairie, Tex., 

 with report that it was injurious to peach trees in the first-mentioned 

 locality and to peach and plum near the latter place. 



Larvae of what appeared to be the same insect were received from Mr. 

 W. B. K. Johnson, Allentown, Pa., where they were found in the small 

 limbs of apple. It is not positively known if this species is injurious so 

 far North as Allentown, hence we are anxious to obtain material from 

 Northern localities, that the species may be reared to the adult. 



From earlier correspondence it appears that this species affects, in 

 addition to apple, peach and plum, pear and poison sumac. 



REMEDIES. 



Nothing new has developed in the line of remedial treatment to be 

 observed against any of these borers. Opportunity has been aiforded 

 for the testing of bisulphide of carbon against one species of borer, 

 and the matter will receive mention in some future publication of this 

 Division. 



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