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SHOT-HOLE BORER Ucolytus rugulosus Ratz. ) 
Henry Dietrich (July): The shot-hole "borer is fairly injurious 
in peach orchards at Applet on. 
H* A* Gossard (July 25): Specimens of this pest came from 
Sullivan June 25 where it was attacking cherry, from Toledo, 
June 27, and from Marion July 20, (August 20): Specimens 
came from Marion August 3 on cherry and August 13 from 
Pleasant Hill on plum. An inquiry without specimens was 
received from Danbury July 2h regarding control measures for 
this species. 
PLUM CURCULIO ( Conotrachelus nenuphar Hbst.) 
0. I. Snapp (August 20): The second generation will he very 
small this year and of little economic importance. The second 
generation did not put in its appearance this year in the 
Georgia Peach Belt until the peach crop had been harvested. 
About S,600 cars of peaches were shipped from Georgia this 
season, and the general quality of the fruit was the "best since 
1918. The curculio has been remarkahly well controlled, 
A "TUMBLE BUG"( Phanaeus carnifex L.') 
W. E* Emery (August 1): This insect is doing considerable 
damage to ripening fruit, in some places at least 50 per cent 
to peaches and plums, and was also noted on the corn, working 
on the tassel, where at least 10 per cent of the corn tassels 
were destroyed in Dona Ana County. 
• GREEN SOLDIER-BUG ( Nezara hilaris Say) 
C. C. Hamilton (August 22): Determination was made by comparing 
injury with that reported in Ohio (Bui. 310 on the green soldier- 
hug). The variety Hale is injured worst, although all varieties 
are attacked. Injury ranges from severely deformed fruit to 
that with only a few feeding punctures. Infestations occur at 
Belair and Havre de Grace. 
H. A. Gossard (August 20): The green soldier-hug was taken in 
a Wooster locality August 18 injuring peach, An inquiry was 
received from Port Clinton July 23, regarding an outbreak of 
this pest on peach, and a later investigation by one of the 
members of our staff proved that a rather mild outbreak was 
occurring in a few orchards. 
G. A* Runner (August 11); Injury to peaches by the green 
soldier -bug has been observed in several orchards in the Ottawa 
County peach district. 
