Oregon. S. C. Jones (April l6): Heported as very n\xmerous and causing 
considera'ble losses to prune set, in the Willamette and Umpqua Valleys. 
Set in some individual orchards, is, completely destroyed and the entire 
crop lost. Infestation on Italian prunes especially heavy. Losses on 
French and date prunes in the Umpqua Valley are less heavy, owing to 
their blossoming at least 10 days earlier than the Italian prunes, 
A BLISTEH BEETLE ( Pomphopoea aenea Say) 
Indiana. J. J;-,Bavis (April 2S)t Reported to be abundant and eating all 
the blossoms from plum trees at Pekin and Uew Albany on April 25* 
SAY*S BLISTER BEETLE ( Pomphopoea sayi Lee. ) 
Oklahoma. 0, P, Stiles (April 2); Found damaging the blossoms and foliage 
of pear trees at Cheyenne on March 29, Pear trees were literally 
covered with these insects and blossoms were damaged considerably-. 
TARNISHED PLANT BUG ( Lygus pratensis oblineatus Say) 
Washington. E. J. Newcomer (March 26): Caused serious injury to pear 
buds in some orchards in the Yakima Valley, owing to unseasonably 
warm weather from March 16 to 23* 
CHERRY , ' ■ 
BLACK CHERRY APHID ( Myzus cerasi F. ) 
New York. N. Y, State Coll. Agr. News Letter (April 22): First emergence 
in Rockland County recorded on April 17* 
• BRAMBLES 
SALMON FLY ( Taeniopteryx pacif ica Banks) 
Washington, W. W. Balcer (March 28): Leaves of raspberries just beginning 
to show and the stoneflies were riddling all open leaves at Roy, 
Pierce County. No evidence that they fed on the buds. This stone- 
fly has been observed feeding on raspberries in this field for the 
fourth consecutive year, 
RED-NECKED CANE BORER ( Agrilus ruficollis F. ) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (April 23): Boysenberry canes from a planting 
at Pineville were found to be heavily infested, 
Mississippi, C. Lyle (April 23 ): Injured canes of youngberry plants con- 
taining larvae received from De Soto County on March 29» 
