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CURRANT 
STALK BORER ( Papaipema nitela Guen. ) 
New York M, D« Leonard (July 17): Mary K, Peters of the Farmingdale 
School of Agriculture, L, I., reports that a patch of red 
currants are "badly injured "by larvae "boring in the young 
canes. She also reports the larvae unusually abundant in 
corn this year in her section. 
PECAN 
FALL "WEBWCRM ( Hyphantria cunea Brury) 
Georgia 0* 1% Snapp (August 18): The fall webworm is unusually 
abundant in middle Georgia this year, near Hawkinsville, and 
is doing considerable damage to pecan trees, 
John B* Gill (August 2): The fall webworm is very prevalent 
in pecan orchards in many sections* 
PECAN-NUT CaSE-BEARER (Acrobasis hebescella Hulst) .- 
Georgia John B. Gill (August 2): We find that the second brood of 
the pecan -nut case-hearer has not been so destructive. The 
first-brood larvae, appearing during the latter part of May 
and the first week of June, caused very serious damage to 
the crops in various pecan orchards in southern Georgia and 
northern Florida, According to our observations the worst 
infestations occurred around Bacanton, Ga. 
#EC AIT-LEAF CASE-BEARER ( Acrohasis nebulella Riley) 
Georgia John B. Gill (August 2): Practically all adults of the 
pecan-leaf case-hearer have emerged and oviposition has "been 
taking place in peach orchards for some time. The very small 
larvae are now feeding on the under surface of the leaves, 
and, judging from the ahundance of larvae at this date, the 
insect will go into hibernation in great numbers* On account 
of the restricted fieeding "by the larvae during the late 
summer, no serious damage is done at this season of the year, 
"but when abundant, the larvae are very destructive to the 
unfolding buds in the spring. We have succeeded in perfecting 
a very good control of this pest, and during the next month 
and early in September many pecan growers in this immediate 
section will he spraying their orchards for the protection 
of next year ' s crop, 
HICKORY NUT WEEVIL ( Belaninus caryae Horn) 
Georgia John B* Gill (August 2): Peean growers in Lamar County have 
reported serious losses to pecan crops through the attacks 
of the pecan ■weevil. During the early part of July the 
writer made a trip through thas territory in order to look 
