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OKIIHTTAL FRUIT MOTH 
Early in March adults of the oriental fruit moth ( Las-peyresia molesta 
Busck) were emerging in outdoor cages in South Carolina, and by the end of 
that month approximately 7 per cent of the overwintering larvae had pupated 
at Thomaston, Ga. From Virginia northward no pupation had taken place dur- 
ing March. In the lower part of the Middle Atlantic States it appeared 
that this insect passed the winter in slightly more than normal numbers. In 
New -Jersey, however, mortality seems to have been heavy, particularly in 
the Moorestown area. Early in April moths commenced to appear in the bait 
traps about Cornelia, Ga., by the middle of the month emergence was taking 
place in southern Virginia, and by the 18th adults were emerging in Dela- 
ware. Early in May eggs were found on trees as far north as New Haven, 
Conn. Injury becane noticeable in the South Atlantic States and the lower 
part of the East Central States during May; and early in June twig injury 
was observed, in Massachusetts, Indiana, and Illinois. On the whole, how- 
ever, the infestation during the spring of 1931 was decidedly less than 
during 1930, and as the season advanced this condition seemed to be quite 
general throughout the range of this insect. In the Georgia peach belt 
the infestation of fruit ran from 1 to 3 per cent; in southern Illinois 
there seemed to be a slight increase in infestation, in a few cases from 
6 to 10 per cent of .the fruit on uns-orayed trees being wormy. Daring 
late August a heavy infestation was reported from Bent County, Ark., and' 
but for a single record in Dallas County, Tex., this is the westernmost 
record we have for the distribution of this insect.. Very late varieties 
of peaches were severely damaged in northern Ohio', -the Lemon Free being, 
about 50 per cent infested, and such varieties were also ;damaged in Dela- 
ware. As a whole, however, this insect was decidedly less troublesome 
than it had been in previous years. 
.PEACH BORER 
In the South Atlantic States the peach borer (Aegeria exitiosa Say) 
was not abnormally abundant, although considerable damage was done where 
treatment had been neglected. Reports from Ohio indicate that in that 
region this insect attracted considerable attention and seemed to be more 
prevalent than it had been for a number of years. The insect not only 
damaged peach, but also cherry and plum. In the East Central States the 
first adult emergence was observed June 11 in Tennessee, 10 days earlier 
than emergence at the same place in 1930., In Georgia the first pupation 
this year was observed at Fort Valley on July 14, and the first adults 
emerged on August 6, T:hich is later than usual, as the first adult in 
1930 emerged July 22. , Despite the advance in the date of first emergence, 
the peak of emergence this year in Tennessee was not reached until Aug- ■■ 
ust 28, while in 1930 this peak was reached on August 13. In the Fort 
Valley section of Georgia the TDeak of emergence was reached on September 
11. An unusual observation on the life history was made by Mr. 0. I. 
Snapp, at Fort Valley, Ga. , where eggs under field conditions were laid 
as late as November 8 and hatched as late as December 1. The larvae which 
hatched that day were as healthy as any reared, during the season and 
they readily entered the peach trees. 
