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FRUIT I 11 SECTS 
SAH JOSS SCALE ( Aspidiotus perniciosus Const.) 
Mississippi. M. L. Grimes (Ma3 r 24): Reported as abundant on untreated 
trees in the Meridian area. 
Missouri and Kansas. H. Baker (May 22): This insect, which has teen of no 
importance and scarcely noted in apple orchards in the vicinity of ^aint 
Joseph, Mo., for a number of years, appears to he increasing in abun- 
dance. Ho heavy infestations have be.en observed but light ones have 
been noted in a number of orchards in northeastern Kansas and north- 
western Missouri. 
WHITE PEACH SCALE ( Aulaca spi s pent ago na Targ. ) 
Connecticut. E. ?. Pelt (May 23): In usually snail numbers at Stanford. 
Rev; Jersey. E. P. Felt (May 23): Reported from freehold, Monmouth County. 
South Carolina. J. A. Berly (May 15): Rather abundant on portion of iris 
rhizomes above , ground, close to a heavily infested kudzu vine, at 
Anderson, Anderson County, in the northwestern part of the ^tate. 
A SCALE ( Locanium sp.) 
Oregon. S. C. Jones ( May 20): Most of the lecanium scales reached maturity 
at Salem, in the northwestern part of the Stole, on March 31 » eggs found 
under scales on April 2. 
WESTERN TUSSOCK MOTH ( Honor ocampa vetusta Bdv. ) 
California. S. Lockwood (May 15 ) • Present in the prune and apple orchards 
from Sebastopol, Sonoma County, to Watsonville, Santa Cruz County. 
WES TERR SFOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica soror Lee.) 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (May 22): Emerging in large numbers for 
the last 10 days. At Brentwood, Contra Costa County, on May l4 the 
average number of beetles was 25 per tree in the most heavily infested 
orchard examined. 
APPLE 
CODLIRG MOTH ( Carpocapsa pomonella L.) 
Row York. D. W. Hamilton (May 27): First adults captured in bait traps 
at Poughkeepsie on May S, as compared to May 26, 1940, and a mean 
of „May 22 for an average of the years 1936-40. Humber of females 
captured in bait traps increased on May 15, and peak captures occurred 
from May 19 to 21, and on May 25. First larval entrance found in the 
fruit on May 26, 16 days earlier than in 1940, and 13 days ahead of 
