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Kcw York N. Y. State Coll. Agr., Weekly ITews Letter (August): The new 
generation of plum curculio beetles made its appearance during 
the first rock in August in the lo^er Hudson River Valley. Dur- 
ing the second' reck in August they were observed in the upper 
Hudson River Valley. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
W. S. Hough and L. R. Cagle (August 24): The plum curculio 
is scarce, although it has been found to be moderately abundant 
in a few instances. ... 
Georgia 0. I. Snapp (August 20): First-brood adults are depositing 
very few eggs this year. Second-brood larvae did not begin to 
appear in fruit in the field until the last picking of Elberta. 
The second brood was very snail this year, and the entire croo of 
Georgia peaches was harvested with practically no damage from 
the curculio. We did not receive a single complaint of wormy 
peaches from a treated orchard. Gf 38,196 peaches cut open and 
examined in one orchard only 265, or 0.7 per cent, were infested 
by the curculio- Of. 5,347 peaches cut open and examined in 
another' orchard, 52', cr 1.0 per cent, were infested by the cur- 
culio, and of 3,275 peaches cut open and examined in a third or- 
chard, 44, or 1.3 per cent, were infested; 46,821 peaches were 
cut open and examined from trees in' the three orchards and of 
these only 361, or an average of 0.3 per cent, were infested by 
the curculio . 
Olsio T. K. Parks (August 22): The plum curculio is scarce. It 
has been scarce all the year. (August 24): The plum curculio 
still continues to be very scarce in all parts of the State. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (August 22): The plum curculio is moderately 
abundant, scattered in isolated regions. 
Illinois 17. P. Flint (August): August 10, southern Illinois - Orchard 
counts and observations continue to indicate light infestation. 
Ar. orchard in Pulaski County showed greater infestation in 
Belle of Georgia than in Slberta end Hale, all being sprayed 
and dusted at the same time. Mr. Chandler reports a marked 
increase in numbers of adult eurculios jarred from trees in 
the southern Illinois section the last of this week. (August 
8): Counts and observations indicate that curculio infestation 
this season is the lightest for several years. 
Week ending August, 15, southern Illinois - Peach orchards 
in the extreme southern part of the State she" a vary low 
uercentase of infestation. Actual examination of several 
thousand peaches in experimental blocks shows ->om 4 to ^ 
per cent infestation by the curculio, the latter percentage 
of infestation being in unsprayei checks. 
