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Iniiena J. J. Davis (March ( ): The European' red n.ite is in- 
creasing in the State "but is not important so far. 
Michigan R. H. Fettit (March 21): The European red mite bids fair : 
to be plentiful because there are many eggs everywhere. On 
account of a hot dry summer last year, a good supply of 
eggs was laid for this year's hatching. 
California . E, A, McGregor (February): The European red mite has 
recently become established in central California. The 
variety, occidentalis McG. , has for years been known to 
occur in the Pacific IJorthwest and southward to the southern 
borders of San Francisco Bay. This pest, when first found 
here in December, 19$S, occurred chiefly in the overwintering 
egg stage and there were countless thousands of these eggs 
present on the branches of trees in the peach orchard near 
Tulare in "hich they "ere discovered. Obviously this adds 
to the pest list of central California a species of poten- 
tially great economic Imnortahcteio • 
FRUIT TRL^ LiAF ROLLER ( urchins argyros-oila ".Talk. ) 
Wisconsin A. A. Granovsky (Larch 20): There are prospects of new 
outbreaks of the fruit tree leaf roller. The egj s are quite 
numerous in several apple orchards. Large outbreaks of these 
insects are expected and preparation is being made for their 
control. 
Idaho C. lakeland (February 23): The fruit ,tre - leaf roller is 
extremely scarce in. districts -here it was abundant three 
years ago. 
SALT JOSE SCALE ( i-.soidiotus -oerniciosus Comst.) 
Delaware L. A. Stearns (March 21): The San Jose scale is scarce. 
Virginia P. J. Chapman (March 25): The San Jose scale is scarce, 
same as last report, at Norfolk. 
Georgia J. 3. Gill (.'arch 22): The San Jose scale is abundant 
at Albany in neglected peach orchards and in sprayed peach 
orchards there still remains considerable live scale on 
some trees. 
C. H. Aider.. (March 22): The San Jose scale is moderately 
abundant at Thomaston, and scarce at Cornelia. 
Florida J. ft. Watson (...arc, 21): The San Jose scale is moderately 
abundant . 
Illinois J. H. 3igger (March 25)i The San Jose scale suffered a 
very high winter mortality in western Illinois. 
