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APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (April 25): On the Basis of overprint e ring eggs, 
various species very generally present throughout, the State, and in un- 
usually great abundance, , Approximately IS, 000 eggs per 50 twigs, averaging 
about 11 per»linear inch. Only occasional hatching noted up to April 24, 
Rather rapid hatching induced By warm weather of the Las t 2 days, therefore 
young aphids can Be found on Buds still in the silver-tip stage. 
Hew York, IT. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (April 10): Eggs numerous in 
orchards in Niagara, Orleans, and Wayne Counties, western Now York, 
(April 17): Eggs abundant on apple trees in Nassau and tils ter Counties and 
not observed as hatched in Dutchess County, all in eastern New York. In 
Wayne Countv, eggs Brought in about 3 weeks ago hatched this week, (April 
24): In eastern New York all three species abundant on buds of trees re- 
ceiving no dormant treatment in Nassau County, plentiful in orchards that 
had reached the green-tip stage in Orange County, and hatching rapidly on 
buds in Dutchess County, apparently about 60 to 30 percent in some orchards, 
Iowa, H, E. Jaques (April 24): Considerable evidence of aphids on apple buds 
reported in Muscatine .and Henry Counties, 
APPLE APHID ( Aphis pomi Dog. ) 
New York, N. Y, State Coll, Agr. News Letter (April 24); Hatching rapidly now 
in Columbia County, Pirst observed on April 23 in the vicinity of Ithaca. 
D. E, Greenwood (April 26): Out since April 24 at Geneva. Greenings in 
green-tip stage. 
Pennsylvania, H # E. H^dgkiss (April 19): Hatching on fruit trees some days be- 
fore any .green was showing in the buds, 
Wisconsin, C. L, Eluke (April 21): Young apple trees pretty well infested, 
APPLE GRAIN APHID ( Rhopalos iphun prunifoliae Pitch) 
New York, N, Y, State Coll. Agr, News Letter (April 10): In the vicinity of 
Poughkeepsie an occasional grain aphid was • observed on apple trees on April 
7 and 3, whereas the first one was found in Rockland County on April 3* 
(April 17): In Ulster and Dutchess Counties first aphid. was observed on 
April 11, and in Nassau County many were found on green bud tips of untreated 
trees. (April 24)* Hatching rapidly now in Columbia County and found in 
largo numbers in Ulster County* however, in Monroe County, western New 
York, only a few were found. Hatching started on April 17 at Ithaca, and 
aphids are now present in moderate- to-large numbers. 
Pennsylvania. H. S, Hodgkiss (April 19 ) s Pound hatching some days before buds 
showed green, 
Ohio, T, H, Parks (April 24)* Newly hatched aphids very abundant on green tips 
of apple buds during the last 2 weeks. 
