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ENGLTSH WALNUT 
CODLING MOTH (Car po eapsa oomonella L.) 
California (California Weekly News Letter, Volume 4 S No. 33). "The first 
discovery oi the codling moth en English walnuts in San Diego County 
ha- just been made c The infested nuts come from a small grove near 
Vir, Tr do not as yet know how general the infestation is in 
that neighborhood •" 
CRANBERRY 
BLACK VINE WEEVIL ( Brachvrhin us suleatus Fab.) 
Washington A. L. Melander (August 25). "This species was found abundantly in 
cranberry bogs in southwestern Washington, he.ving completely killed 
out acreages of cranberry plants. Because of the unusually dry 
season cranberry growers have bee:: Inclined to attribute the weakness 
of ths plants M o drought u, u!; ths p/evelense of larvae in the soil 
would account for the weakening and death cf the plants* The roots 
have had the bark stripped from theme It is interesting to note 
that we have found larvae of B, suleatus as deep as 22 inches below 
the surface in an apple orchard at Walla Walla last month." 
GRAPE 
qGRAPE PHYLLOXERA .(Phylloxera vitif oliae Fitch) 
New York C. R. Crosby (July 24). "Infested leaves were sent in from Schuyler 
County on this date ." 
Illinois W. P. Flint (August 17). "This insect has been reported from all 
sections of the State and is very much more numerous than usual." 
Iowa F. A. Fenton (August 18). "The grape phylloxera is the most 
destructive insect to grape in Iowa this year." 
Missouri A. C. Burrill (July 26). "One of the worst centers of the grape 
phylloxera yet located in this State has been discovered in Saline 
County. This insect in conjunction with the leafhopper injured 
80 per cent of the leaves. The crop does not seem to be damaged, 
however." 
GRAPE-BERRY MOTH ( Polvchrosis viteana Clem.) 
Ohio (Bureau of Entomology Monthly Letter No* 99). "In Ohio and Michigan 
the grape-berry moth has caused more than the usual amount of damage 
to the grape clusters by feeding on the stems and buds during the 
blossoming period." 
Michigan R. H. Pettit (August 2l) . "The growers are gaining control of the 
grape-berry moth which is in comparatively small numbers since our 
campaign of the past two seasons ." 
