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New York C. R. Crosby and assistants: Pear psylla eggs were hatching through- 
out the western part of the State from the middle to the latter part 
of May. The pest is generally abundant throughout the fruit section, 
about 50 per cent of the orchards being seriously infested in Genesee 
County. In the southern part of the State it is quite general, but 
not serious. 
PEAR- LEAF BLISTER-MITE ( Eriophves uvri Pgst.) 
Massachusetts A* I* Bourne (May 22): Work of the blister-mite is just beginning 
to show up at Amherst, especially on trees which did not receive the 
application of lime- suiphur. 
Connecticut W. E. Britton (May 14): Galls are beginning to show up on uhfolding 
leaves at Hampden. 
New York C. C. Wagoner (May IS): This insect has been observed in several 
cases in Ulster County, but is not serious. 
P. D. Rupert (May 16): This insect ia very eoaror in Dutchess County 
PE/R MIDGE ( Contarini a pyrivora Riley) 
New York C. C. Wagoner (May 18): Two orchards in Ulster County have been 
found to have 3G per cent infestation. 
PEACH 
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PEACH BORER ( Aegeria exitiosa Say) 
C. R. Crosby and assistants: This pest is recorded as quite severe 
over most of the State, particularly in poorly cared-for orchards. 
Oliver I. Snapp (May 15): No injury to either the cambium or the 
bark layer of three, four, or five year old peach trees has shown 
up to date from the use of the three-fourths ounce dose exposed for 
a period of 28 days. The peach borer is about as prevalent as 
normally in Central Georgia. Excellent results are reported from 
the use of paradichlorobenzene in cortercial peach orchards last fall. 
PEACH WZQ- BORER f Anarsia lineatella Zell.) 
J. J, Davis (May 22): Peach twigs showing typical injury by the 
twig- borer were received from Seymour, Ind., on May 5. The orchard- 
ist reports considerable damage on some trees and that it is a repetit- 
ion of the injury which occurred a year ago. 
Ira M. Hawiey (May 14): This pest is just showing up in the orchards 
Infested twigs are numerous in unsprayed orchards. 
