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Oregon 
D. C, Mote (August 15): B. G. Thompson reports the peak 
of egg laying by the second brood. Recent cool nights have 
prevented much egg laying. 
APPLE A1JD THORN SKELETONIZE /( Heroerophila pari ana Clerck) 
N.Y, State Coll. Agr., Weekly News Letter (August): The 
apple and thorn skeleton! zer seriously affected many orchards 
in Niagara County, (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
YE&LOW-UECKED CATERPILLAR ( Pat ana ministra Drury) 
E. W. Mendenhall (August 14): The y.ellow~necked caterpillar 
is doing some damage to apple stock in nurseries in Morgan 
County. 
T. H. Parks (August 24): The yellow-necked caterpillars 
were sent in August 21 with the statement that they were 
attacking apple foliage in a Jefferson County orchard. 
APPLE LEAFHOPPERS (Cicadellidae) 
Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association, the Pest Situation 
(August l): Leafhoppers have been very abundant generally, 
with especially heavy infestation in southeastern Massachu- 
setts. The hatching period of the first brood was long drawn 
out .so that it was often impossible to control the insects "by 
the use of one spraying. Many growers secured good control by 
adding nicotine to the calyx and first cover sprays. 
P. Carman (August 21 ): The rose leaf hopper (Erappa ro sae L.) 
appeared in abundance in June, became fairly abundant in July, 
and decreased rapidly toward the middle of the month. Second- 
brood nymphs were present only in a few orchards and there in 
very small numbers. 
L. A. Stearns (August 24): Apple leafhoppers are still 
rather abundant throughout the State. 
Z. P. Metcalf (August): Apple leafhoppers are very abundant 
in eastern North Carolina. 
T. H. Parks (August 24): Apple leafhoppers are more abundant 
than usual on apple foliage. 
APPLE LACE BUG ( Corythucha coelata Uhl . ) 
Oregon Agr. Coll., Insect Best Report (July): Apple lace 
bugs are very abundant throughout Yamhill County on apples. 
