New Jersey, *B, F* Driggers (-April' I7)s Surveys in apple orchards in 
southern New .Jersey show heavy pqpulatipn overwintered' ‘in many Tor ohards, 
'.. in central and northern New. Jersey a ihoderate-to-heavy population on 
" * ' ' the trees last fall has heen greatly reduced, owing to activities of 
predatpr^i particularly hirdsi' 
Delaware, L, ^ A,' ‘Stearns (April l6): No overwintered larvae transformed 
by this dat » as compared with 5, Percent on April lOt and I9 percent 
’ ' ' Oh April 24 in 1939 • "Approximately. 5<^perceht mortality of caged 
material outside, as compared with I7 percent in i939» Apples now in 
' ■; * , de lay ed-dorraant stage. '' ' . V 
Virginia, A, M,' Voodside (April ’18)': From 30' to 4o percent of the larvae 
in the insectary at Staunto.n have pupated. Carry-over in Augusta will 
probably be somewhat -Tighter -than last year, but a little heavier than 
the average for the last 4 or 5 years, . ’ *■ 
Georgia. J, E‘, Vebb, Jr, (April): On April 3f&bout 10 percent of the over- 
wintered larvae had pupated in orchards in the .vicinity of Cornelia, 
First moth emergence observed on ‘April 23* 
Indiana... L. F.' Steiner (April 4); .First pupa found today In Vincennes 
'area,' although ho examinations had been made prior to April 3* Carry- 
over appears at least as large as normal, (April ll): Examinations 
of trees and ground debris in the Vincennes area last week showed that 
' ' '21 percent of surviving larvae had pupated, but 26 percent of all indi- 
' 'viduals found ^irere dead, 'Mortality in emergence cages appears much 
higher than this, (April IS): Pupation began April 1, About l4. percent 
^ of brood reported. as pupated, .Mortality approximated 3i percent .under 
natural conditions and 39 percent in emergence cages. Overwintered 
brood appears slightly larger than' normal, 
Kentucky, W, A. Priee^April 23): Counts made on April I7 of larvae in 
bands at Lexington showed that there was a winter mortality of appr'oxi- 
mately 20' percent. This means. thaT there is a heavy carry-over, 
Wisconsin, C, L, Fluke (April 22): No. check made as yet onpverwihtered 
larvae, although 'the winter was not too severe for survival, 
Missotiri, L. Haseman (April 24): On April 10, in southeastern Missouri, 
18 percent of the overwintered larvae had pupated. In northeastern. 
Missouri, on the same date, .pupation had , not begun. On April 23, in 
southwestern Missouri, 10 percent of the overwintered larvae had pupated, 
C. Wingo '(April 23): In southeastern Missouri 3I percent of the 
larvae have pupated, 
Washington, E. J. Newcomer (March 26): Season in the Yakima Valley is 
a few days earlier than normal, Fupae first found about March 12, 
'"E. J. 'Newcomer and C. C.Alexander (April 23): First moths 
observed on April 17 in orchards la the Yakima Valley, ' First moths taken 
in baits April 19* 
