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? E U I T INSECTS 
SHOT-HOLE BORER ( Scolytus rugulosus Ratz.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll, Agr. News Letter (August 7)*’ In Niagara County, 
western New York, sweet cherries were killed after suffering from drought 
and winter injury, 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (August 15 ): Round in a cherry tree at Smithsburg. 
Virginia. A. M. Woodside (August 25 ): Reported as very common in Augusta County. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (July 27 ): Damage caused to apple trees at Huntland, 
Eranklin County. 
Idaho. E. H. Shirck (August 21 ) : Severe damage noted on peach trees at Parma hy 
a shot-hole Borer, possibly this species. 
YELLCW-NECKED CATERPILLAR ( Pat ana minis tra Drury) 
Ohio. G. A. Runner (August 17 ): Abundant at Sandusky on fruit and shade trees, 
Indiana. J, J. Davis (August 28): Reported as partially defoliating apple at 
several places in the State. 
RED-HUMPED CATERPILLAR ( Schizura concinna A. & S.) 
Washington, L. G. Smith (August l 6 ): Noted on August 13 defoliating the "branches 
of apple trees and rose hushes in hone gardens at Pullman. 
PLUM LEAEHOPPER ( Mac r ops is trinac ulnta Pitch) 
Tennessee, W, E. Turner (July 25 ): Taken on wild plum and peach at South Pitts- 
burg, Marion County, on July 20. (Det. hy P. W. Oman.) 
SAN JOSE SCALE ( Aspidiotus perniciosus Const.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 31 ): In Niagara County quite 
abundant where not well controlled, 
Delaware. E. P. Felt (August 2l): Pound in great abundance on plum at Wilmington 
Maryland, E. N, Cory (August 9 ): Poland on linden at Silver Spring. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 15); Report from Dawson County on August S that 
apple trees had been killed. 
EUROPEAN RED MITE ( Paratetranychus pilosus C . & E. ) 
Connecticut. P. Garman (August 24): Several bead outbreaks on apple in New Haven 
County. 
