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SUGARC.A1TE 
SUG-ARGMTE SOBER ( Siatraea sacchajalis E.) 
Louisiana* A, L, Dugas (August 25)* Infestation is generally heavy as 
compared with the last few years. Severe injury is hecoming apparent 
in a number of localized areas in the southern part of the cane area, 
natural parasitism hy Trie ho gramma is very high. 
EBUITin SECTS 
IfESTERU SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Piahrotica soror Lee.) 
California,. A, E, Michelhacher (August 25): Extremely abundant at Brentwood 
and caused serious damage to ripening deciduous fruits. As many a,s 
3,000 beetles wore collected on a single tree, and the average number 
per tree in some orchards exceeded 1,500, 
SAIT JOSE SCALE ( Aspidiotus perniciosus Const.) 
South Carolina,. J. A, Berly (August 22); Quito often observed at Clomson 
and is injunious to Phot ini a * 
Mississippi. C, Lyle, et a,l* (August 23): Heavy infestations have been ob- 
served on untreated trees in the Meridian territory, 
I’THITE PEACE SCALE ( Aulacaspis ponta,gona Targ, ) 
Virginia, L, D, Anderson (August 20): Reported as present on lilac, privet, 
mulberry, peach, and other host plants at Uorfolk, 
ITorth Carolina. C. S, Brimley (August 22); Becoming more numerous on privet 
hedges at Raleigh and dajna^ge is often severe, 
^iPPLE 
CODLIITG MOTH ( Carpocapsa pomonella L.) 
MaAne, MaAne Agr. Exp. Sta. (July): InfostaAion light, but evidence of inereaf^* 
Ang-' infestation, late in July in orchards at Monmouth, Kennebec County. 
Hew York, H, Y, State Coli«:..\. Agr. Hews Letter (August 4): In eastern Hew 
York, significant numbers of second-brood moths in bait traps and nev; 
lanval entrances a,re being found daAly, In v/estern Hew York at Geneva 
second-brood larvae v/ell stanted and gaining momentum each warn day. 
(August 9)* Moths continue to emerge a,t a, steady raAe and the bait 
caAch today v/a,s the langost to’ date for the second brood. These con- 
ditions are typicaA of all zones. 
