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OBIENTAL FRUIT MOTH ( Grapholitha molesta Busck) 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (August 23): Little injury to the Elberta crop. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (August 2l); Larvae killing young shoots of Phot in ia sp. 
at Experiment, central Georgia, hut less numerous than last year. Heavy 
damage on young peach trees in Payette County. 
Florida. A. N. Tissot (August 24): On August 9 infested nectarine twigs were sen* 
in. Infested peach twigs sent in from Tallahassee on August 10. 
Mississippi, C. Lyle (August 24): Injured poach twigs received from Forrest, 
Jasper, Le Flore, and Pearl Biver Counties between July 31 and August l6. 
• Beports of injury to peach received from the central section, the Meridian 
and southwestern districts, and Hancock County. 
Ohio, E. W. Mendenhall (August 15): Quite had on. peach, quince, and apple in 
< central and southern Ohio. 
G, A. Burner (August 17): Twig injury early in August in the Sandusky and 
Lake Erie Island area was ' abundant in all peach orchards observed, the mid- 
summer infestation being apparently about normal, although variable. 
Indiana. L. F. Steiner (August 3):' More moths appearing in traps this week than 
at any time this season in the Vincennes area. In 4 orchards and 310 traps 
from July 26 to August 3» inclusive, 331 were caught. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (August 25): Beported from practically all parts of the 
State where peaches are grown commercially, but in southeastern Missouri, 
where most of the peaches are grown, the Elberta crop matured without 
serious damage. Paras it izat ion studies in that area most encouraging. 
PEACH BOBEB ( Conopia exitiosa Say) 
Georgia. 0, I. Snapp (August l6): General normal infestation at Fort Valley, 
central Georgia. Heavy in those orchards not treated last year. Emergence 
has increased during the last week, and a number of moths observed ovi- 
positing in peach orchards. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (August 25): Many inquiries as to control. 
GREEN STINKBUG ( Acrosternum hilar e Say) 
Virginia. A. M. Woods ide (August 22); Severe damage ter- peaches- in parts of 
Amherst County. More than 60 individuals collected from one 4— year-old 
tree. Ninety percent of the fruit in parts of the orchards damaged by 
feeding. About 70 percent had reached the adult stage. 
y* !”• Schoene (August 2 l):- Numerous reports received regarding injury to 
lima beans. Apparently general, especially throughout the central part of 
the State, from Bedford east. One Instance of severe injury to peach fruits 
in a large commercial orchard reported. 
