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Ohio J. S. Houser (Jun- 23): The plum curculio is very abundant. 
Illinois S. C. Chandler (June 14): Jarrings on unsprayed plum and 
apele trees have shown a considerable decrease in population 
of curculio s since June 1. 
.Michigan R. H. Pettit (June 20): The plum curculio is very abundant. 
GREEN PEACH APHID ( iviyzus persicae Sulz.) 
Delaware L. A. Stearns (May 20): Green peach aphids are more abundant 
■ throughout the State than at any time in the last four years. 
A CICADA ( Platypodia putnami Uhl.) 
Utah G. P. Knowlton (June 1): This cicada is very abundant at 
Provo, ovipositing, in. peach tr^es in on>_ orchard. (Oet. by 
V. L. McAtoe) 
THRIPS (Thysanoptera) 
Colorado C. r.C-illette (June 14): Thrips are very abundant in 
Mesa County, blemishing peaches. 
PEAR 
PEAR PSYLLA (rsyllia pyri cola Foerst.) 
lie- York Weekly Nevs Letter, N. Y. Stat© Coll. Agr. (June): 
Although abundant in many orchards where spraying was 
neglected, this insect is not doing much damage as yet. 
Illinois S. C. Chandler (June 14): The infestation by the pear 
psylla is very light in tha Alma section, '.-here severe injury 
occurred last season. 
MJifTCE 
A LACEBUG (Co rythucha cydoai ao Fitch) 
Ohio T. K. Parks (June 3): This species of lace bug was found 
quite abundant on the leaves of quince trees growing in a large 
commercial orchard in Ashtabula County. The manager has been 
compelled to fight these lace bugs for the past two years. No 
evidence of their presence was found on any other trees or in 
any other orchard in tshfit county. 
