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VJILD RICH 
RIGS STALK BOUTR ( Chilo -^jle jadellus Zinck.) 
Lolav/n-rc, H, L, Dozier (SeptcnToer 15)« One to throe "borers were found in 
nost stalks of wild rice exoriined, A large stand of acres of wild rice 
on the Cherry,/- Island narsh at Vfilnington had gone dovm flat in nuck, 
and it is believed that this species, together v;ith the drought, wa,s 
rcsponsi'i'le for this extensive condition* 
FRUIT I IT SECTS 
SHOT-HOLE BOPlED ( Scolytus rugu-lo sus Hatz,) 
Mississippi, L, J, G-oodgane (October 24); Injury to per.ch tr^es reported 
from lionroe Comity, 
ELATEE:'iDED APPLE TREE BORER ( Chrysobothris f enorata Oliv,) 
I'Tebra.ska, H, D, Tate (October 2l); Reported a,s attacking eln and friiit 
trees in Staaiton Comity on Septenber 21, 
SAIT JOSE SCilLE jt Agpidiotus porniciosus Const.) 
Virginia. C, R, V/illey (October): Building up very rmteriaRly. 
Ohio. E. ¥, Mendenhall (October S): 2 erious on apple fruit in orchards 
in the vicinity of Hex'/ark, Licking Comity, 
Indiana. J, J, Davis (October 22): Definitely on the increase. 
Illinois. S. C. Chandler (October 25 ); Rev; brood observed during the 
v/eek in apple aaid peach orchaxds in southern Illinois. Infestation 
very severe generally. 
Mississip'pi, C, Lyle, et al. (October 24): Injuring untreated trees in 
northeastern counties, the Meridian area, and Jackson, Tallahatchie, 
and Yalobusha Comities, 
V/HITE PEAiCIi SCilLE ( Aulacaspis pentagona Targ.)_ 
Mam^land, E. IT, Corj (October 20): Very destructive on flov/cring cherry, 
Virginia, C. R. UiUcy (October): Building up very materially. 
H, G, UaRker (October 24): Very abundr-nt in the Horfolk area, 
Georgia. T. L, Bissell (October 2l): Peach grower at Zebnlon founr' four 
trees in his orcho.rd encrusted. Trees have been treated three 
successive winters for this scale,. 
