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E. 0. Essig (August 20); The grape leafhoppers are abundant 
in Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys in Hay, June, July, and 
August. 
PACIFIC RED SPIDER ( Tetranychus pacificus McG. ) 
California E. 0. Essig (Augus.t 20):. Red spiders ( Tetranychus pacificus 
McG. ) are abundant on crapes in San Joaquin and Stanislaus 
Counties. 
PECAN 
HICKORY SIIUCK WORM ( Laspeyresia caryana Pitch) 
Mississippi II. Dietrich (August 19): The absence of injury to pecans 
at Lucedale by the hickory shuck worn is noticeable. 
P. F. Colmer (August 19): The hickory shuck worm is moderately 
abundant on pecan in eastern Jackson County. 
E. Gladney (August 20): The pecan shuck worm is moderately 
abundant on pecans at Ocean Springs. 
State Flant Board, Press Release (August 3): The pecan 
shuck worm was reported to be scarce except in one locality, 
where it caused considerable dropping of the small nuts. 
A CASE-BEARER ( Acrobasis palliolella Sag. ) 
Mississippi R. P. Colmer (August 19): Leaf case bearers are moderately 
abundant on pecans. 
II. Dietrich (August 19): The pecan leaf case-bearer ( Acrobasis 
palliolella ) newly-hatched larvae have done considerable injury 
to foliage in orchard of pecans at Lucedale. 
PECAN" PUT CASE BEARER ( Acrobasis caryae Grote) 
Mississippi R. P. Colmer (August 19)? There lias been no damage this year 
from the pecan nut case bearer in this section of the State 
(eastern Jackson County). 
PECAN CIGAR CASE-BEARER ( Coleophora ca ryaef oliella Clem. ) 
Mississippi H. Gladney (August 20): The pecan cigar case bearer is 
moderately abundant on pecans at Ocean Springs. 
WALFJT CATERPILLAR (Da tana integerrin a G. & R. ) 
Mississippi C. Lyle and assistants (August): The walnut caterpillar is 
remarkably scarce through the pecan-growing sections of the 
State. The first colony was observed in Lincoln County on August 10 
