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Mississippi, C, Lyle, et al. (July 25)1 Adults said to "be numerous in north- 
western Mississippi, Light injury reported from the Durant and Meridian 
areas, and untreated trees reported as showing considerable injury in 
southwestern Mississippi. 
Minnesota, M. W. Wing (July 15)* Moderately abundant on apple at Rochester. 
Missouri, L. Haseman (July 23 ) J Stone plums and some early apples quite severe- 
ly stung earlier in the season. Since July 20 most of the larvae observed 
in central Missouri have been from half to almost full grown. 
South Dakota, H, C, Severin (July 26) i Usual amount of damage being done to 
plums, 
ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH ( Grapholitha molesta Busck) 
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Connecticut,-, P, Carman (July 22):' Infestation of poaches apparently loss at 
present than in 1939* 
New York, N, Y, State Coll, -^gr, News Letter (July 22): Causing twig injury 
to peaches in western New York, 
Delaware, L, A, Stearns (July 23): First-brood larvae found parasitized as 
follows: Sussex County, 55«1 percent; Kent County, SO, 2 percent; and New 
Castle County, 62,4 percent. Average for State is 67.5 percent, Para- 
sitization on the eastorn side of Sussex County was very low, and there was 
considerable fruit infestation for the first time in several years, 
Mississippi, C, Lyle, ct el, (July 25) : Injured peach twigs received from 
Leake County, and reports of similar injury received from Attala, Holmes, 
and Madison Counties, and from northwestern Mississippi, 
Missouri. L, Haseman (July 23 )» In southeastern Missouri third-brood moths be- 
gan to appear on July 4, the peak of activity occurring around July 15. A 
preliminary chock on parasitization of the light second-brood larvae shows 
comparatively few parasites emerging. 
PEAR 
PEAR PSYLLA ( Psylla pyricola Foerst.) 
New York,. N, Y, State Coll, Agr, News Letter (July 29): Rather abundant and 
threatening injury in Ulster County, In western New York pear psyllas are 
now largely in the hard-shell and adult stages in Niagara County, where 
considerable injury has occurred in some orchards, 
PEAR LEAF BLISTER MITE ( Eriophyes pyri Pgst.) 
Washington, E, J, Newcomer, et al. (July IS): 
orchards examined in Yakima County, 
Found in 19 out of 42 pear 
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