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VETCH 
VETCH BRUCHID ( Bnichus Tprachialis Eahraeus) 
Oregon^ L. P. Rockv/ood and M, M, Reciisr (August 5)! Colum'bia and Polk Counties 
found to "be infested in 194o survey. Pound if 2 mile inside the eastern 
edge of Colum'bia, and as far south as U miles north of Independence in Polk 
County, "but only in a narrow strip "between Eola Hills and Willamette River, 
Thin population in the northwestern corner of Linn County, north and east 
of Al'bany, In Yamhill County, the v;e stern limit is a'bout 5 miles ;vest of 
McMinnville, and in Washington County the western limit is in the foothills 
of the Coast Range, a'bout 25 miles west of Portland, 
Washington, L, P, Rockwood and M, M, Reoher (AUfgust 5)^ ^To extensions of txie 
northern 'margin of the infested area were found in l^UO. Tnis area, con- 
sisting of parts of Slcamania, Clarke, and Klickitat Counties, is directly 
north of and contiguous to the infested area in Oregon, 
YELVETBSi^ jr 
'VEL'VETBEAII CATERPILLAR ( Anticarsia genmatilis Hbn, ) 
Mississippi, T, P, McGehee (August 2o); Peeding on velvefbeans in Horrison 
County, 
SUOARCiilTE 
SUG/iRCAlTE BORER ( Piatraea saccharalis P, ) 
Louisiana. A, L, Dugas (Aucust 28): Infestation throughout the sugar "belt is 
lower this year than it has "been in many years. In spite of the scarcity 
of "borer eggs, psjrasitisitio’n'by Trie ho gramma is rather high. 
PRUIT INSECTS 
SHOT-HOLE BORER ( Scolytus rugulosus Ratz,) 
Mississippi. C, L?/le and assistants (August 26); ’Numerous in weakened trees in 
Meridian area, and on peach trees in Hinds and Bolivar Counties, 
Utah. ■ G. P. Knowlton (August 4); Attacking poanhes, apricot, and hav/thorn, 
causing serious injury to sorae trees, 
California, L, M, Smith (August l): Adults found "boring into stem end of ]pcach 
fruits at Modesto, Stanislaus County. Infesto.tion severe on j)runes in Sonoma 
County, killing from one- third to one-half tree in many cases. 
