TIME OF APPEARANCE OF BEETLES IN SPRING. 
115 
The same year (1906) Messrs. Girault and Rosenfeld investigated 
this point in Georgia. In addition to the trees jarred, as shown in 
Table LXI, various trees in the woods, as Crataegus, wild plum, etc., 
were also jarred, but without results. 
Table LXI. — Time of appearance of plum curculio on trees in spring. Jarring records, 
Myrtle. Ga., 1906. 
Wild plums 
in thickets. 
Peach. 
Japan plum. 
Pear. 
Apple. 
Dates trees 
jarred. 
0) 
— 
2 
3 
1 
■a 
2 
i 
a> 
i 
o 
3 
■A 
i 
3 
r- 
g 
3 
o 
Condition of trees. 
Feb 28 
Many 
Many 
Many 
Many 
Many 
Many. 
Many. 
A few peach and wild 
plum blossoms open. 
Many. 
Many. 
Many. 
Many. 
Manv. 
9 
Wild plum trees in full 
bloom. 
12 
14 
Many. 
Many. 
Many. 
Many. 
16. . 
Elberta peaches in full 
bloom. 
18... 
Many Many. 
Many Many. 
Many. 
Many. 
21.. 
Blossoms fallmg from 
peach, pear, and plum. 
Peaches, pears, and 
plums well set. 
• 
Apples in full bloom. 
23.. 
24.... Manv. 2 Many. 
25 ... Many Manv. 
5 Many. 
4 
Many. 
Many. 
26.... Manv 
28 . .... 
Many. 
Many. 
Many. 
1 
3 
4 
29.... Manv 
30.... 

Many. 
1 
Apr. 4 
A few. 
2 
11... 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
227 
422 
88 
• 
13.... 
16.... 
2 
» 
4 
Total. 
750 
2 
' 
At Siloam Springs, Ark., in 1908, jarring records were made in a 
peach orchard as shown in Table LXII. 
Table LXII. — Time of appearance of beetles on trees in spring. Jarring records. Siloam 
Springs, Ark., 1908. 
Dates trees 
jarred. 
Trees. Curculios. 
Condition of trees. 
Mar. 18 
26 
28 
30 
31 
Apr. 2 
4 
6 
8 
11 
13 
14 
15 
17 
20 
22 
950 
950 
950 
6 
950 
950 
2 
950 
950 
1 
950 
1 
950 
42 
950 
17 
950 
13 
950 
8 
950 
13 
950 
M 
050 
146 
950 
ieo 
Tears, cultivated plums, and peaches in full bloom; cluster buds on 
apple showing. 
Petals mostly down from peaches, pears, and cultivated plums. 
Ben Davis apples nearly In full bloom. 
First feeding punctures" by caged beetles on peach. 
Petals mostly down from apples, cherries, and wild plums; calyces 
beginning to shed from peaches. 
First feeding punctures on peaches in orchard. 
First egg punctures in plums. 
First egg punctures in peaches. 
Calyces entirely shed from peaches. 
