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Georgia* 0. I. Snapp (June IS): Infestation at Port Tallpy, contro.l 
G-corgia, is alDout that of an average ye.ar; this insect is not 
economically important in commorci<al orchards a,t Fort Valley. 
PLU1-! CUECULIO ( Oonotrachelus nenupha,r Host.) 
Pennsylvania,. H. M. Steiner (June 24): Peak of emergence of larvae from 
dropped pCcaclies ocemrod on June 9 Ad.'^ms County. First adults 
emerged from soil heneadh infested trees on Juno 23« Late injuries 
to fruits are more common than in 1940, hut the n'!mher of larvae per 
tree is about eq’oal to that of 1940 in a test orchard near Flora 
Dal e , Adam s Ooun ty o 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (Jiuie IS) ; In the insectary at Fort Valley the first 
pupation of the season occurred on May 23» 6 days earlier than in 
1940. First transformation to adults v/as recorded on June 2, 10 days 
earlier than last year. lle\r adults began to emerge on June 5» 13 days 
earlier than lant year. Peak of emergence of new boetlec on June 11 
was 'll days earlier than last year. In commercial peach: orchards 
emergence began on June 9* Development of poa,ch crop; is considerably 
la,ter than the development of the plijm curcuAio, Infestation, as 
revealed by jarring records, is hearier than that of 1940, Marked 
incrca,se in number of rlults in orchards in mid-J'one, owing to 
emergence of new adults from the soil. 
lennesseCc G. M. Bentley (June 24); Found in home orchards throughout 
the State, where treatments hare not been a,ppliedo 
Mississippi,. C. Lyle, ct al,(June 25): Injury on treated trees reported 
from the Grenada district and northea.storn counties. Heavy infesta- 
tions on untreated trees reported from, arouid Meridian, as v;ell as 
some injury to peach in the Jackson district, and to peach and 
plum at different places in the Durant area. 
Missouri, L. Haseman (June 23): Practically no evidence of damage in 
central Missouri during June, 
Nebraska, K. D. Tate (June 20) : Quite common in cherries in Lancaster 
Count j'". 
A TliAlfH BUG ( Lygus Sp.) 
Illinois. C. L. Metcalf (June 26): Reported from north— central Illinois 
as destroying the fruits of peaches when about 3/^ inch in diameter 
late in May and early in Juae. 
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P3AR PSYLLA ( Psylla, pyricola Foerst.) 
Hew York, H. Y. Stale Coll, Agr, Hevrs Letter (June): Very numerous 
thro-ughout the fruit-growing sections of the State. ’ Sotie nymphs 
Anrere in the hardshell stage in Orange County by June 23, Second- 
generation njuaphs are pretty well hatched in Orleans Countj^. 
