-214- 
Europoan corn "borer noths appeared coasidera'bly later than usual in Hew 
England and New York, This insect a.ppears to he nore abundant than usual on the 
Eastern Shore of Virginia, 
Rather serious damage to corn hy the larvae of the gra,pe colaspis was re- 
ported from Indiana and Illinois, 
Sitona cylindricollis Pah, was reported for the first tine from the State o; 
Illinois, where it v;as attacking sweetclovcr, £. linoata L, xiras reported fron 
United States for the first tine. It vra.s discovered attacking peas in Uashingto; 
Ov;ing to heavy injury hy the alfalfa v;cevil, alfalfa vran cut early in many 
parts of Utah, 
■ In Idaho the clover root horor so seriously dana-ged clover fields that larg 
nunhers' x*rcre plov/cd out and replanted to other crops. 
In Ohio, Indiana,, and Missoxiri peak flights of codling noth occurred late 
in Hay, and during the first week in June largo nunhers cf larvae were entering 
fruit. During the. first 2 vreeks in Juno noths appeared in peak nunhers in 
eastern York, In tho second week in June 'they were seen in the western part 
of Nexv York, Peak flight in Dclav/are occurred during tho third week in June, 
Throughout Juno oriental fruit noth wa,s generally prevalent fron Delavirare 
to Florida and Mississippi, 
Plun curculio Wc 0 .s occasioning serious damage in Connecticut and eastern New 
York during the latter part of tho month. Larvae were pupating in Virginia on 
Juno 24, The peak of emergence fron dropped fruit in the Fort Valley section 
of Georgia occurred on May 21, this being over 3 v/ecks later than last yean,' 
The infestation in the Georgia peach belt, hoxirevor, v/as considerably lighter 
than usual. In the East Central Stales this insect was very abundant. 
The fall x-^obv/orn appealed about 3 weeks later than usxial in Georgia, This 
insect was moderately abundant on pecan in Florida 'and one of the heaviest early 
infestations in many yeans occurred on pecan in Mississippi, Pecan phylloxera 
is also seriously damaging pecan trees in Mississippi, 
California red scale is nore generally prevalent in the citrus arca,s of 
California than it was la.st year, Bla.ck scale is severely alfceting citrus in 
some arean, - . ■ ^ 
Citrus thrips is increasing generally in southern California and consider- 
able scarring ©f the new croj) of orang’es ha,s been observed,. . 
' Very general daxir',gc to a v;idc variety of crops by blister beetles was ro- 
ported fron Georgia, extending aroxmd the Gulf region to Texas and Arizona, and 
also from North Dakota, and Minnesota, . • : 
* 
Seed corn maggot, as ai result^of the delayed spring, was causing severe’ 
injury from southern New England westward to Michigan and also in the Vancouver 
a,rea of Washington, ■ ■ 
