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PECAN 
PECAN HOT CASE- BEARER (. £ croba sis hebe gcella Hulst) 
Georgia J. D. L: re (June): This pest was reported from Bainbridge, Ash- 
burn, and Tifton during the month. 
GENERAL J. B. Gill (July 24): The pecan nut case-hearer has caused serious 
STATEMENT damage to the nut crop in pecan orchards from Baconton to Albany, 
Ga. It has also occurred in injurious numbers at Thomasville, 
Cairo, Metcalfe, Barmck, Moultrie, Tifton, Clyattsville, Ga., and 
Mont: cello, Fla. Reports of damage have also been received from 
points in Louisiana and Texas. 
PECAN LEAF CASE- BEARER ( Aero dps is n^bu' el la Riley) 
Georgia J. D. More (May): Reported from Macon. 
Georgia J. 3. Gill (July. 24): The larvae of the pecan leaf case-bearer are 
and now appealing in large numbers on the foliage of pecan trees through - 
Florida out South Georgia and Nortb Florida. This insect las also been 
found to be quite prevalent in the pecan orchards around Baconton, 
Ga., where it has only recently established itself as a first-class 
pest. 
FALL WE3W0SM (Byphantria c uria a Drury) 
Georgia J. D. More (July): Reported from Decatur. 
J. B. Gill (July 24): The nests of the fall webworm are very con- 
spicuous in many pecan orchards in South Georgia and the insect will 
cause considerable defoliation before the olose of the growing seaso' 
PECAN SHUCKWORM ( Lasrevresia carvana Fitch) 
Georgia J. 3. Gill (July 24): The pecan shuckworm has been found infesting 
small green pecan nuts, but the amount of damage done by the larvae 
at this time is not of much consequence. ■ 
LITTLE HICKORY APHID ( Monellia caryella Fitch) 
Georgia J. 3. Gill (July 24): For the past few weeks the little hickory 
aphid has been quite abundant on the foliage of pecan trees at 
Thomasville. 
PECAN FJD-MOTH (P roteopter-cc bolliana Sling. ) 
Georgia J. D. More: Reported from Chipley. 
SOFT BR0T71T SCALE ( Coccus hesperidum Linn. ) 
Georgia J. D. More (July): Reported from Brunswick on mango and begonia. 
