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Missouri. L. Haseman (October 23)*. Numerous moths continued, to 
emerge at Columbia up until the first few days in October, and 
an occasional larva is still present in the fruit. At Capo 
Girardeau flight of moths reported as practically over during 
the week ended October l4 , and very little evidence of late 
larvae in peach twigs. 
PEACH BOREP. ( Conopia exitiosa Say) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (October 25): Examinations of peach trees in 
a number of commercial orchards at Fort Valley, central Georgia, 
during the last week indicate this insect as less abundant than 
usual. Dry weather during the latter part of the egg-hatching 
season undoubtedly prevented the entrance of a number of newly 
hatched larvae. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 25): Requests for control measures 
from Clay, Copiah, Jones, and Tallahatchie Counties during the 
first half of October. Moderate damage and requests for control 
information reported from the Jackson area. 
Texas. R. K. Fletcher (October 20): Reported in McLennan County 
on October 4. 
PLUM CQRCULIO ( Conotrachelus nenuphar Hbst.) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (October 20): All adults have left peach trees 
at Fort Valley for places of hibernation. Population now in 
hibernation heavier than that of an average year. 
PEAR 
a MITE ( Pupal ops is mali Ewing) 
Oregon. R. L. Post (October 2): Attacking leaves of peer at Cor- 
vallis. (Dot. by E. A. McGregor, who says that there has been 
an outbreak this year and that the species has been sent in 
from several localities in Oregon and Washington. ) 
A PEAR MITE ( To tran^chus Willamette i HcG.) 
Oregon. R. L. Post (October 2): Attacking pear leaves at Corvallis. 
(Det. by E. A. McGregor.) 
PLUM 
LESSER APPLE WORM ( Grapholitha pru nivora Walsh) 
Oregon. V. E. Nygrcn (October l6): Larvae collected from prunes, 
in which they wore feeding. Adults emerged. (Det. by C. 
Heinrich. ) 
