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A MIRID ( Lopidea robiniae Uhler) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (Juno 25): Bugs were causing serious injury to peaches 
at Pickens on June 17. They were spreading from black locust trees to 
the peaches. 
• . PEAR 
PEAR PSYLLA ( Psyllia pyricola Eocrst.) 
Connecticut. P. Garman (June 19): Pear psylla is present generally hut so 
far not abundant, except in an occasional orchard. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (June): The pear psylla is very 
abundant in the Hudson River Valley, where much damage is anticipated. 
The insect is less abundant in western New York. 
CHERRY 
CHERRY ERUIT ELISS (Rhagoletis spp.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (June): Cherry fruit fly 
emergence has^ run as follows in a cage operated jointly by Columbia and 
and Dutchess Counties i R. fausta O.S. was found in an orchard on May 
26 and another individual was not found until June 2. No more fruit 
flies emerged in the cage until June U, when 2 R. cingulata Loew 
emerged. On June 5t 2 flies emerged; on June 6, 2; on June 8, 10; 
on June 10, 8; on June 11, 10; and on June 12, hi . All R. cingulata . 
The heavy emergence on June 12 was preceded by showers on the evening 
of the 11th and in the early morning of the 12th.- Emergence did not 
begin in the cage until the day after showers, which occurred on June 3* 
Michigan. R. Hutson (June 20): The dark-bodied cherry fruit fly (R. fausta ) 
appeared at Gobies on June 3; a ^ Niles on June lk; at Grand Rapids on 
June 6; at Hart on June 12; at Beulah and Benzonia on June 16; and at 
Traverse City on June 17. The white-banded cherry fruit fly (R. cingulata ) 
appeared at Niles on June U; at Coloma, Fennville, and Grand Rapids on 
June 6; and at Traverse City on June 17. 
BLACK CHERRY APHID ( Myzus cerasi Eab. ) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (June 8.): Black aphids are very 
abundant in Ulster County 011 sweet cherries where no spray was applied, 
and also abundant on sour cherries:, especially Early Richmond, in some 
plantings. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 22): M. cerasi was very abundant in sweet cherry 
orchards at Bristol visited on June 19. 
UGLY-NEST CATERPILLAR ( Cacoecia cerasivorana Eitch) 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (June 25): The ugly-nest cherry worm was very 
