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Herbert Spencer (May '-26^: • During the week of May 12 to 23 we 
have had several corplaints of d&rage by the rose chafer. The 
reports .came fror the eastern shore district. Roses, grapes, 
and potatoes seer-i to be the plants rost affscted. 
\7. S. Acoott (June 3): First rose -chafer seen on I'ay 30 attack- 
ing rose. 
Fred E. 'Breaks' (Jfurtu 22J": .Sorewhat less abundant this season than 
for several years. Sore complaint of injury to sweet cherries and 
"early ripening sweet apples. 
H. A. Gossard'H Jurre "23) : P great number of inquiries, unaccorpan- 
ied by specimens, scattered all. over northeastern Ohio have been 
received during' the last'month regarding this insect. 
R. H. Pettit (June 15):' The rose chafers are also more numerous 
than usual this ypar*'. 
M. H. Sw.nk (May 25-Junc 25): .The rose chaf r has boon very 
numerous in the sandhill count r„ fror Loup County tc 0~ ird^n County 
and north into Cherry County May 23 to June 1C . They not only 
attack roses, grapes, apples, raspberries, and other fruits, but 
there' Wore several reports of heavy losses of poultry or fowls 
because of their having eaten these beetles. 
GR/PE PLUME MOTK ( Oxyptilus peris celidactylus Fitch) 
C.R. Crosoy and assistants: During the first week in June this 
insect was reported as unusually prevalent in the southeastern^! 
part of the State in Greene, Ulster, and Columbia Counties. 
" C. 0. Houghton (May- 30): ' More common than usual at Mowa^k this 
year. 
H. A- Gossard (June 23): Received May 29 from Delaware, where 
it was doing daaage to grapes . 
GR/PE VINE /PKID (M acrosinhum. illinoisensis Shift.) 
L. Kaseman (June 25): This Species is now quite abundant on 
young graphs in central Missouri. 
GRAPE LE/FHOPPER ( Er/throneura corros Say) 
B. H. Vfaiden (June 5): At Soutn Glastonoury this insect was 
attacking grapes. Adults abundant on foliage. 
C. R. Crosoy and assistants: The adults are very numerous at 
the present time on plantings examined in Ulster County. A 
moderate infestation was found in Columbia County on June 6. 
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