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TWIG GIRDLER ( Oncideres cingul at us Say) 
C. R. Willey (Septeirber 28): We are getting our usual 
coirplaints a"bout the work of the twig girdler on hickory, 
pecan, elm and persirrrron. 
W. A. Thomas (September 2): Adults began eTerging from 
a field cage near the laboratory at Chadbourn today. The 
larval rrortality in the severed twigs collected last fall 
was very high. 
T. L. Bissell (September 22): Took one adult rrale from 
pecan August 22, first record of the season, at Milner. 
Have not as yet observed any cutting of t 1Tr igs. 
J. B. Gill ( Septeirber 26): Adults of the pecan twig 
girdler are now showing up in pecan orchards and are caus- 
ing considerable dairage oy severing the branches of trees 
adjacent to woodlands. 
H. Dietrich (September 20): The hickory girdler reported 
at Lucedale on Septeirber 15 had all eirerged, but no new 
girdled branches have been found so far. 
PECA1T WEEVIL ( Balaninus caryae Horn) 
J. M. Robinson (August20): The pecan weevil is rroderately 
abundant at Auburn, Cairo Hill, and Lanett. 
T. L. Bissell (Septeirber 22): Oviposition has practically 
ceased, though a few adults may be found in trees in I'ilner. 
Weevil infestation in prematurely dropping Schley pecan nuts 
for July, August, and September was 7 per cent. Infestation 
in same orchard in 1930 was 22 oer cent. 
OBSCURE SCALE ( Chrysomphalus obscurus Corns t. ) 
C. Lyle and assistants (September): The obscure scale is 
found pretty generally attacking pecans in Tallahatchie County. 
CITRUS 
CITRUS WHITEELY ( Dialeurodes citri Ashm. ) 
J. B. Gill (September 26): The citrus whitefly is rroderate- 
ly, abundant at Albany. 
J. R. Watson (September 21): The citrus whitefly is very 
abundant. The Septeirber brood is very large and about 10 days 
late. 
UBRARY 
STATE PLANT BOAR 
