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APPIiE IvlA.G-GrOT ( Rhagoletis -pononella Walsh) 
Rhode Island, A. E, Stene (October 26): Unusually ahundaut this summer, even 
in 'voll-cared-for orchards, nakint-;; it difficult for farmers to dispose of 
windfalls after the storm. 
l\laryland, E, N. Cory (October 22): Infestation found in two poorly cared for 
apple orchards- at Hancock, western Maryland, 
Michigan, ,R. Hutson (October 22): Infestations reported from home apple orchards 
at Grand Rapids, Bay City, Saginaw, South Haven, and Portl.and, 
FEACH 
ORXEIITAL PRUIT MOTH ( Grapholitha moles ta Busck) 
New Jersey, H, W. Allen (October 25): In Burlington County, on midseason 
varieties of peach, infestation of ripe fruit in 8 prchnrds ranged from 3*7 
percent, or an estimated 8 fruits per tree, to 31*0 percent, or an estimated 
117 fri.iits per tree. The average vras l4,3 percent, with 52 infested fruits 
per tree. The infestation ranged from very lip;ht in some orchards to moder- 
ately heavy in others. In gen ^ral, larval paras it izat ion in twigs was light- 
est in orchards having a heavy fruit infestation, 
Ohio, G, A, Runner (September 28); Less than the usual damage to the later 
ripening varieties of peaches in the .Sandusky area, . , . 
Mississippi. C, Lyle (October 26): Considerable 'injury to young peach trees 
recently reported at BrooJdaaven, Grenada, and Jackson, in Lincoln, Grenada, 
and Hinds Gormties, respectively, 
PEACH BORER ( Conopia exitiosa Say) . 
Georgia. 0. I, Snapp (October 20); Dry weather during t}ie egg-hatching season 
,at Port Valley facilitated the entrance of newly hatched larvae into the 
trees, resulting in an infestation somewhat heavier than usual, as revealed 
by the examination of many peach trees for borers during the last 2 weeks. 
Mississippi, 0. Lyle (October 26): Reported as moderately abundant in orchards 
near Senatobia and Jackson, in Tate and Hinds Counties, respectively. Data 
on control requested from v.arious sections of the State, 
Ohio, T, H, Parks (October 24): Larvae were already well developed by October 
15 , when they were found to be from one-fourth to one-half grown. This in- 
sect continues to be n problem in all peach orchrards and is annually respon- 
sible for the death of many back^^sard pecacli trees, 
Kentucky, W, A. Price (October 24): Borers are abundant. At Lexington as many 
as 21 borers, most of them large, were removed from a single 1-year-old peach 
tree. 
