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BESPLENDSNT SHtfiiLD BEARER ( Cootodisca splendoriferella Clem,) 
RI33SD COCOON ... FSB ( Bucculatrix eiomifoliel la Clem,) 
A, I. Bourne (April 22): Prof. Whit comb note's the finding of 
a considerable collection of overwintering cocoons of the 
resplendent -shield bearer and the ribbed cocoon maker in on or- 
chard in Middlesex County. He reports that on many of the bran- 
ches the cocoons -"ere only about 1 inch apart, and certainly 
would average about 10 to the foot. 
LEAF CRUMPLER ( Mine b la indi>enella : Zell.) 
L. Baseman' (April 24): Qver-'intering larvae unusually abundant 
on young fruit trees and on Crataegus. 
BUFFALO TREEHOPPER ( Ceresa bubal us Fab . ) 
i.h RV Swehk (January 1 -April 15): Apple trigs badly scarred 
by the egg punctures of the. buffalo treehopper -'ere received 
from' Platte County on March' 27 and from Douglas County on April 
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LEAFHOPPERS (Cicadellidae) 
P J i tT» Chapman (April 22): Apple leaf hoppers' are scarce' in 
eastern Virginia* 
V, P» Flint (April 22) J 'Apple leaf hoppers are very abundant, 
"'■ H* G-a'rman- (April): Apple leaf hoppers ar€ moderately abundant, 
APPLE' TWr&-'B0kSR { Amphicerus 1 hicaudstus Say) 
M, H, Swenk (January 1 - April 15): The first report of the 
grape cane' borer ( Schistocerus ham'atus Fab.)' for 1929 -.'as re- 
ceived from Douglas County on April 6. ' 
"EUROPEAN REDUTfh (Pa ratet ranychu s ' pilosus C, & F») 
P. parman (April 24.): Eggs, have not yet hatched in orchards. 
observed, in New Haven County. They are found' in the usual a- 
bundance. 
A* I» Bourne (April 22): From the evidence of overwintering 
eggs the infestation of the European red mite over the Sta,te 
as a '-.'hole' may be said to be' normal. It is, however, very 
"spotty 1 ' this year, rather more so than has been noted for sever- 
al years. It has been observed to be very heavy in many orchards, 
while in others, such as for example the college orchard (at 
Amherst), it is very light in most blocks. The infestation in 
many cases can be directly cor elated with the particular oil 
sprays the growers used a year ago. Some of the worst infested 
