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PISTOL. CASE BEARER (Colecphora maOirorella Riley^ 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (May 26): Pistol case bearers are nresent in average 
abundance . 
N~w York C. R. Crosby and assistants: In Monroe County this pest was much 
mors abundant this year than last. In mr.ny brchards that were not 
sprayed prior to closscming in Niagara County severe infestations 
have occurred, the first since 1909. Not only are the leaves 
severely mined but the larval work on the fruit is quite severe. 
CIC/*R C/SE BEARER ( Coleophora f ] etchsrell a.Fernald) 
New York C. R. C^csoy and assistants: In Monroe County this pest is much 
more abundant this year than last. It may be found quite frequent- 
ly even in well-cared-for orchards, and -is doing considerable dam- 
age in a numoer of poorly-cared-for orchards. In Onondara County 
considerable damage was found in certa;.n pear orchards, and in many 
orchards that were not sprayed prior to blossoming in Niagara County 
severe infestations have occurred, the first since 1309. 
APPLE AND THORN SKELETONIZES (5^ercpA?i.a WJgr^ Clerck) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (June 22): By June 15 I noted in seme of the trees 
immediately outside the college planting that the apple and thorn 
skeletonizer larvae were beginning to pupate. 
New York C. R. Crosby and assistants: A trace of injury was noticed in 
one orchard in Dutchess County. Apparently this insect is of 
on?v minor importance; slight damage is found in Greene County 
especially where the calyx spray was omitted, Ey close examina- 
tion in Columbia County evidences of the infestation can be found, 
but it is by no means an important problem this season. 
CLIMBING CUTWORMS ( Xvlina spp.) 
Chic H. A. Gossard (June 23): Climbing green cutworms were received 
from Johnstown June 20. The damage in the orchard was reported 
to be considerable* 
RED BANDED LE/F POLLER fEulia velutinana Walk.) 
Virginia Virginia Crop Pest Commission (May 30): The spring brood of moths 
was uavisually large in late March and early April at Winchester. 
The first brood of larvae are feeding on the foliage mostly, and 
are Dire abundant than has been observed at this time of the year 
dir.i.;^ the last four seasons. 
Indiana B. A. Porter (June 20): This species is present in small numbers 
in mo 8 1 of the orchards in this section (Vincennes). In one or- 
chard the injury has amounted already to 20 per cent of the fruit 
on the trees, although much of the injured fruit has since been 
removed in thinning. Where the apples were hanging in clusters 
