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Undetermined Leaf Skelet onizer. 
issouri L. Hasensn (October 18). "During the past month one of the small leaf- 
feeding caterpillars of the skeletonize i type has done considerable 
damage, more especially to the foliage of young apple trees both in the 
nursery and orchard. It has attracted attention from the southern part 
of the State, as well as through the central and northern part of the 
State. The feeding came late in the season and did not result in any 
serious injury." 
TEB-KUUEB3 APPLE CAIERPI.TiL.flR ( Schizura concinna 3. & A.) 
ontana 1. Strand (September 10) . "The red-humped apple caterpillar which occurs 
in Montana only in the region of Flathead Lake had left the trees and 
was preparing to pupate. Llore damage occurred this season than for 
several years past." 
APPLE HASGOT ( Rhagolet i s pom one 11a Walsh) 
ew S. Bo Detwiler, Bureau of Plant Industry (August 30) . "This insect is 
ampshire very bad this year about Plymouth. The damage seemed to be much worse 
on Jonathan apples, which in some cases are 100 per cent infested." 
bw York LI. D. Leonard. "Badly infested northern spies from Long Island and crab- 
apples from Monadnock '/ere sent into this office luring late September.". 
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H. A. Gossard (October 6). "We receive^ this insect today from Wat ervi lie 
with a statement that it caused great annoyance to the apple pickers from 
flying in thsir faces and that it seemed to be doing damage to apple 
foliage." 
PEACH 
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PEACH BORER. ( Aogaria e::itiosa Say) 
H. A. Gossard (October 21). "All fall we have received a stream of in- 
quiries reg;.rding the use of p^r-dichlorobenzene for tie pe- ch borer, 
which indie .te s th.,t this remedy is likely to be quite generally tested 
over the St -to." 
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0. I. Snapp (October 15). "Practically all of the growers in/Go orgia. 
Peach Belt are using paradichlorotenzene this week on trees over 6 years 
of age for the control of tho peach-tree borer. About one quarter of 
million pounds of the chemical will be used by Georgia growers this yerr. 
The insect is doing much d.mage in neglected and not properly erred for 
orchards. The infestation appears to bo normal, but heavier on the 
light soils poorly drained." 
SH0T-E)LE 30RER ( Scolytus rugulosus Ratz.) 
H. A. Gossard (October 21). "The fruit-tree barkbestle came to us five 
times from widely separated points in late September and has come to us 
twice in October. We have also noted it in considerable abundance on 
w«akened peach trees at Wooster." 
