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California. E. L. Fox (September 5)j Tie rra^e leafhomer is doing a mod- 
erate amount of injury to grapevines locally in Kern County, "out the in- 
jury is not sufficient to warrant control measures this late in the 
season. 
PECAN 
HICKORY SHUCK WORM ( Lasoeyresia caryana Fitch) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 23): The pecan shuck ^orm is reported "by 
inspector H. Gladney, of Ocean Springs, as causing some damage, but on 
account of the heavy crop of pecans the injury seerrs lighter than last 
year. Another report ""as received from Richton and injury was also no- 
ticed at State College. 
TWIG GIRDLER ( Oncideres ci ngulatus Say) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 23): Serious injury to oecan trees *as ob- 
served by inspector G. L. Bend near Avera on October 10. Inspector Jack 
Milton at Jackson hap observed several cares of damage, vfalch does not 
seerr to be as serious as last year. 
FIG 
DARKLING BEETLES (Tenebrionidae) 
California. H. C. Donohoe (September 30): Adults of Blaostinus ruf ioes 
Csy. , and Eul ab i s ruf ipes Esch. did considerable d?ma*re to Calimyrna figs 
in the Fresno area during the early mart of the harvest. The first pick- 
ing (late August and early September) '"as heavily infected, the damage 
consisting of general surface feeding and, especially, of internal feed- 
ing in the large, extra-quality fruits ^ith open eyes, rhich afforded en- 
trance to the central cavities. 
