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FEAR MIDGE ( Contarlnia pyrivora Riley) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (April 21 ) : Numerous in 
eastern New York, in Orange County, on April IS; first observed in 
Ulster County on the same date. (April' 28.) t Observed on Long Island 
ovipositing in pear buds, just beyond the cluster-bud stage. 
A BORER ( Ani sandrus pyri Peck) 
Washington, S, J. Newcomer (April. .10): A borer, probably this species, 
reported as boring into trunks of pear trees at Yakima in considerable 
numbers. 
PEAR LEAP BLISTER MITE ( Eriophyes pyri Pgst,) 
Oregon. B, G. Thompson (April 12): Present on Bartlett pear tree at Brooks, 
in Marion County. 
CHERRY 
CHERRY CASEBEARER ( Coleonhora pruniella Clem. ) 
Wisconsin. C. L. Fluke (Rpril 25): At an extremely low ebb in Door 
C oun ty , 
BLACK CHERRY APHID ( Myzus cerasi F.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (April): Nymphs observed 
on sweet cherries at Ithaca on April 10. First observed in eastern 
New York on April 11, and in western New York on April 15 and l6. 
PLUM ' ‘ 
A CURCULIONID ( Peri tellnus oregonus Van Dyke) 
Oregon, P. Mo wry (April 21 ): Chewing leaves of Italian plum at Riddle, 
in Douglas County, southern Oregon. 
RUSTY PLUM APHID ( Hy steroneura setariae Thos.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 25): Reported from Copiah, Jones, and Stone 
Counties. 
A SCALE ( Lecanium sp. ) 
Oregon. S, C. Jones (March 17 ): Third— instar present in Keizar Bottom 
district todav. Found on prunes and filberts. 
