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New England and the Middle Atlantic States end more abundant than fcr the 
pact several years in the Southeastern and East Central States. 
The earliest emergence of the codling moth this year was reported 
from Georgia %>ril 4. South Crrolina reported the earliest emergence as 
April 8. Although reported as very abundant from several States, condi- 
tions in general are apparently about normal. 
The eastern tert caterpillar is apparently decreasing in numbers in 
the Mew England and Middle Atlantic States and increasing from Virginia 
southward. 
The San Jose scale is reported as from scarce to moderately abundant 
throughout practically the entire country, although there seems to be a 
tendency for it to increase slightly in Massachusetts and Illinois, 
oyster-shell scole is increasing in Illinois. 
The first plum curculio of the season in the Middle Atlantic Stat.; 
was reported from Delaware April 4, and from the Zast Central States, in 
Illinois, on April 6. Iris insect seems to be abnormally abundant fi 
the Middle Atlantic States southward to Georgia. In the latter State the 
infestation appears tc be the heaviest since the serious outbreak in 1921. 
The oriental fruit moth began emerging April 4 in Delaware, nearly 
three weeks ahead of the first emergence for the past four years. The 
first twig injury was observed in Georgia three weeks earlier than last 
year, this injury being observed April 4 this year and April 25 last year. 
The vegetable weevil has been unusually abundant in the southern 
half of Mississippi, in many instances seriously damaging a great variety 
of truck crops. 
During the last week in March the harlequin bug was reported as 
seriously damaging truck in Delaware. Cn March 29 it was very numerous 
in eastern Virginia, and a very heavy infestation was under way in the 
Chadboura district of Morth Carolina by that time. Reports of serious in- 
festations '"ere also received from South Carolina and Mississippi. 
The heaviest infestation of the strawberry weevil in the past 10 
years was under way during the last week of March in the Chadbourn dis- 
trict of North Carolina, and by March 27 over one-fourth of the crop had 
been destroyed in some plantings. 
The Mexican bean beetle appeared April 19, which is 11 days earlier 
than last vear, in South Crrolina. It was observed feeding on this date 
in Morth Carolina, while in Mississippi the first adults were observed 
April 22. 
The bean leaf beetle is seriously d % beans in South Carolina, 
Georgia, an< i, issipui. In the latter State 75 per cent of soire fields 
has been destroyed. 
