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Southern States extending westward to Arkansas, and very heavy infestations 
were also reported that month from the Pacific Northwest. By the middle of> 
the month, however, the outbreak subsided. . The apple aphid increased to 
destructive proportions during July in the Hudson River Valley of New York 
and northern New Jersey westward to central .Pennsylvania. During July the 
wooly apple aphid ( Brio soma lanigera Hnusm.) rapidly increased to destruct- 
ive abundance in the Wenatchee Valley .of Washington, and by August 1 had 
developed to the most serious outbreak that they had, experienced in that 
region in the last decade. This insect persisted in the orchards of west- 
ern Washington throughout the summer. 
LSAFHOPPSRS 
Early in the season leafho-opers (Cicadellidae) "became very abundant 
in the New England and East Central States and as far west as Missouri. 
By the middle of May much mottling of foliage was observed through New 
England and the Hudson River Valley of New York, southward to North Caro- 
lina. This condition persisted throughout the summer with a rapid increase 
in numbers and destructiveness during September, reports of damage extend- 
ing from the New England States southward to Georgia and westward to Okla- 
homa. These insects were so prevalent at harvest time over much of this 
territory that, in addition to the damage done to the fruit, they were de- 
cidedly a nuisance to the pickers. 
SAN JOSE SCALE 
Early spring observations indicated that the San Jose scale ( Aspidiotus 
perniciosus Comst.) was on the increase along the Atlantic seaboSifid from 
Pennsylvania to Georgia and westward over the Gulf region. A very high 
winter survived was reported from central Illinois, the number of scales 
surviving running from 60 to 71 -per cent of the total population, while 
the normal survival in this district is from 25 to 30 per cent. Similar 
reports of low winter mortality came from the Great Basin region.. While 
this insect has been confined to less than, a dozen counties in Wisconsin 
it has not until recently been found, in. farm orchards;, it has been spread- 
ing rapidly and a dozen new localities have been, added to the known in- 
fested area during the past year. A very late observation by 0. I. Snapp 
at Port Valley, Ga. , indicates that the percentage of live scale on peach 
trees is unusually high for this time (December 18) running from 85 to 
95 per cent. 
FRUIT MITES ■ . 
The European red mite ( Par at et r anychus nilosus Can. & Eanz.) was gen- 
erally reported as unusually abundant thro.ugh.out the New England States 
and very scarce throughout the Middle Atlantic States. Eggs were reported 
as hatching in Vermont and New York during the third week in. April, and 
during the first week in May in the Middle Atlantic States. A heavy out- 
break of the six-spotted mite ( Tetr anychus scxmaculatus Riley) occurred 
over the entire citrus belt of Florida during April. This outbreak sud- 
denly subsided in May. The pest was believed to have been controlled by 
