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Miss ouri and Kansas. H. Baker (August 28): Second "brood somewhat heavier than 
normal in most orchards in northoastorn Kansas and northwestern Missouri. 
Dominant species determined as Brythroneura dowel 11 Beam., E. omani Beam., 
and E, lawsoniana Baker. Of these three species, E, dowelli usually pre- 
dominates. 
APPLE MAGGOT ( Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh) 
Massachusetts. A, I. Bourne (August 22): A vory definite late emergence took 
place in the eastern part of the State following the rains of the last days 
of July. 
Connecticut. P. (Jarman (August 24); About the usual abundance hut large numbers 
of flies reported by some growers during August. 
New York, N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News- Letter (August 7) i 'In Rockland County, 
.eastern New York, flies still very plentiful in many orchards. 
New Jersey. E. Kostal (August 5) 5 Locally abundant at Morganville, Monmouth 
County, in early and midseason varieties of apples. Infestation on high- 
bush blueberry at Morganville increasing rapidly since August 1. Damage 
moderate to severe. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (August 22): Specimens sent on apple from Royal Oak. 
REACH 
PLUM CURCULIO ( Conotrachelus nenuphar Hbst.) 
Delaware, L. A. Stearns (August 23): Elberta crop shows but little injury. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (August l6): Adult population iri central Georgia peach 
orchards now heavier than that of an average year. Seoond-generation adults 
have just begun to emerge in commercial orchards. Of the first generation, 
52.3 percent deposited eggs, 19 percent less than in 1938, and 18 percent 
less than in 1937* but about the seme as in 1936. About half of the femaler 
of the first generation that emerged in 1939 did not deposit second— genera- 
tion eggs during the season of their emergence. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (August 18): Reported on peaches at Montgomery on 
August 5« 
Mississippi. C* Lyle (August 24): Abundant on unsprayed peaches in the Meridian 
territory and in the southwestern section, 
Tennessee, G. M. Bentley (August 9)i Second brood causing damage to apples and 
late peaches at Arlington, Shelby County; 50-P ercen t infestation. 
Missouri. L, Haseman (August 25): Larvae quite abundant in August in central 
Missouri, although earlier in the season few larvae of the regular brood 
were found in stone fruits. 
