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filberts in the Willamette Valley. They are more numerous and over 
a larger area, 
Don C» Mote (March): At Corvallis 60 were collected in 20 minutes, 
(March 26): Upon shaking trees beetles dropped "by the hundreds. 
Infesting larger "block: of ap^le and cherry trees in orchard than 
they did last year. 
EUROPEAN RED MITE ( Paratetranychus pilosus C« & F. ) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (April 25): Over the State as a ^hole, the European 
red mite does not seem to be generally as abundant as last year, as 
evidenced by the overwintering eggs. In certain orchards in Bristol 
County .however, they are still to be found in very considerable 
abundance. The general practice of using the oil sprays in the 
dormant season, which gained considerable haadway last year and is 
even more widespread no", seems to promise to reduce this threatening 
pest to a point of only moderate abundance. 
Connecticut Philip Garman (April 2U); In re- Haven and Fairfield Counties 
mites are about the same as last year. 
PEA3 • . 
PEAR TKRIP3 ( Taeniothr ris inconseouens Uzel) 
Oregon Don C» Mote (March 31): a grower "brought several branches of 
blossoms to the laboratory and reported about: one-third of his 
15-acre orchard infested. Each bios com ^as infested with at least 
3 thrips. (April 20): I T o further developments, probably because 
of the cool, rainy weather following the above report, 
PE^R PSYLLa (Psylla pyricola F oerst. ) 
Massachusetts a, I, 3ourne (Aoril 25): Found in the college orchards to be 
out in numbers the first few days of «iT>ril, and eggs in plenty 
could be found. This is approximately two to three weeks earlier 
than the corresponding appearance of these insects last year, when 
the first eggs ^ere to be found about April 25, 
Connecticut M, P. Zarmc (a.nril 17): adults are common on twigs and are beginning 
to oviposit at Deep River, Haraden, and Milford. 
Philip Garman (April 2k): Eggs are numerous in several orchards 
in Hew Haven and Hartford Counties, 
BLOSSOM aHOMALA ( ^nomala undulata Mels. ) 
Mississippi R, K, Hsrned (April 10): Anomala undulata was reported as eating 
the young buds from pear trees at night at Columbia on March 21. 
The beetles sent in were determined by J, U» Lang st on. 
PEaCS 
GKE3N PEaCH APHID ( Kyzus persicae Sulz„) 
California a, S. Bottel (Anril lU): Complaints from various points in the 
