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and in Kansas on May 'The peak of enorgcnce was reached- in -New York 
on May 15 and in Delaware "between May 13 raid 19 . In the East Central 
States emergence has "been rather heavy and considerable infestation of 
apples "by le„rvae is "being reported. 
Heavy defoliations of "both wild plants and apples "by the eastern tent 
caterpillar is reported along the Atlantic seaboard from Connecticut to 
Maryland and westward to Ohio, Illinois, and Tennessee. 
The fruit leaf roller is reported as abundant in the Hudson Valley 
of New York, and in western Illinois and central Missouri, 
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Eruit aphids generally below normal throughout the East and East 
Central States. 
European red mite hatched earlier than usual throughout New England 
and the Middle Atlantic States and westward to Michigan.. . ■ 
The peak of emergence of plum curculio from dropped fruit occurred 
on May 10, 11 days earlier than last year. The midseason variety of 
peaches in the Eort Valley area will probably be subject to a second- 
brood attack. This insect is being reported ir, rather large numbers 
from New England and the Middle Atlantic States. 
More California citrus groves are seriously infested by citricola 
scale than in several seasons. Rather heavy inf a stations of citrus rust 
mite were reported from Florida, Texa.s , and California, 
Vegetable weevil was damaging tomatoes and spinach plants in the 
Uvalde area during the latter part of tlic month. This is the first 
report from this section. It is also seriously damaging" truck crops in 
Harris and Brazos Counties. Rather general damage was found throughout 
a large part of Mississippi. 
Severe damage to corn by the spotted cucumber beetle -was reported 
from Mississippi, This insect was also reported as attacking corn in 
Georgia and seedling melons and corn in Utah. 
Severe infestation of potatoes by the Colorado po-tato beetle is 
reported along the Atlantic seaboard from Virginia to Florida. 
Corn ear worm was damaging tomatoes during the first week in the 
month in Texas, Eggs wore fairly abundant in South Carolina by the middle 
of the month and the adults wore observed in Virginia during the last week 
of May, 
Mexican bean beetles apnea red during the first week in the month- in 
Georgia and about the middle of the month in Ohio. 
Heavy infestation of pea, aphid on alfalfa, and vetch ..appeared in the 
Norfolk area during the early part of May. Early peas, however, were 
earl- r enough to escape injury. This insect is reported quite generally 
