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PLUM APHID (Uvzus mah-1 eo Fons. ) 
lev: York C. R. Crosby -nd assistant (June 20): Myzus mahaleb is becoming 
abundant enough in Orleans County to warrant the use of control 
measures in seme instances. 
RUSTY PLIES APHID ( Hysteroneura set-riae Thos.) 
I$ah Geo. P. Knowlton (July 2): The rusty broan plum aphid is dragg- 
ing plums, curling the leaves, and attacking the young tips of the 
twigs severely. 
PYD SPIUUP (Tetr-r. y:hns tela ri us I. ) 
ialiforni- T. D. Urbahns (July 3): In the Sacramento Valley this mite is 
about three weeks later than lest yea? in causing injury to appear 
on trees but is developing very rapidly end from present indications 
many orchards v.iil be defoliated unless thorough spraying is imme- 
diately practiced. 
PLUM GOUGES (Antho nomus scutellaris Lee.) 
iississippi P. U. Harned (July 8): The plum gouger was recently received from 
wbodville, in Uilkinson County, along with a number of plums that 
had been attacked. This insect probably always occurs in this 
State, but this is the first record fhrt we have of it. 
FLOUER THRIFS ( Franklin! el la tritiei Fitch) 
California 0. E. Bremner (July 6): This tbrips has been increasing and its 
damage has been greater for the last few years. It is worse thru 
ever this year because of abundant vegetation. It is very bad on 
Mammoth blackberries, growing ends of prime's, etc., in Scnoma County. 
Pu'SPEERRY 
RED SPIDER ( Tetrany chus telarius L. ) 
idiana H. F. Dietz (July 23): -This was a common pest of blade raspberries 
throughout the southwestern section of the State and in the town of 
Petersburg wa.s causing severe rusting of the foliage of such trees 
as hard and soft maple. In Indianapolis it is likevri.se very abund- 
ant on hard maple shade trees. Contrary to expectations, the 
evergreens in the southwestern part of the State acre not severely 
injured by this pest, owing to the remedial measures such as weak 
oil and soap and sulfur spra.ys that are being used to prevent injury. 
RED-NECKED CANS BORER ( Agrilus rufi colli s Fab.) 
.sconsin S. B. Fracker (July 10): So far this insect appears much less 
common than usual in this State. Attacking raspberry at Marion, 
TCaupaca County. 
