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G-EAPE PHYLLOXERA. ( Phylloxera vitifoliae Pitch) 
North Carolina. D. L. Wray (Sept emhor 30) ; Severe damage to a vineyard at Tryon, 
Polk County, war observed in September. 
PECAN 
TWIG GIRDLEE ( Oncider es cingulatus Say) 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (October 15); Particularly destructive in pecan 
groves in the Chadboum area. Many branches in those trees have been severed 
and left lodged among the limbs, giving' the trees a very ra.ggbd appearance. 
The insects ane much more numerous this season than last. Also observed on 
hickory ahd jjersimmon. 
Plorida. H. Spenefer (October 15): Some damage done to small Japanese persimmon 
trees. Also taken on Casuarina (Australian pine). 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 26): Slight damage to pecan trees in Hinds and 
Madison Counties recently reported.. 
PECAN WEEVIL ( Curculio caryae Horn) 
Texas. W. C. Pierce (October 27): Pecan niits produced on seedling and topworked 
pecan trees growing near Pecan Bayou, near Brownwood, are heavily infested. 
Many larvae were emerging from infested nuts during the latter half of October. 
HICKORY SHUCK WORM ( Laspeyresia caryan a Pitch) 
Ohio. G. A, Runner (September 2 S); Hickory nuts in all parts of the Sandusky 
area observed show heavy infestation. 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (October): .Has caused more damage this season than 
for many years. Damage has been very general wherever pecans are graven. 
Mississippi. C.- Lyle (October 26): Specimens on pecan' re ceived from Bolivar and 
Washington Counties, Slight injury was reported in each case, and some injury 
to pecan was noted in southwestern Mississippi, 
!Texa.s, C. B,- Nickels and W, C, Pierce (October 27 )s Shucks of pecan nuts pro- 
duced in the vicinity of Brownwood are heavily infested. Infestation is very 
light at Crystal City, 
RED-HUIvCPED CATER? iLL/iR ( Schizura epneinna S. & A, ) 
Plorida, H, Spencer (October 20 ): Adults bred from larvae, found defoliating 
a- young pecan tree on August 28 , have been identified as this species. 
(Det. by J. P. G. Clarke.) 
