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Valley was resumed in oeach trees during the last 5 weeks "because of 
feeding, owing to v:?r-.er weather. There has "been no puuation to da~c 
under orcharc. conditions. 
LESSER PEACH BORER ( Aegeria oicti oes G. & R. ) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (March 29): Moths of the soring brood are now on 
wing in Fort Valley. As usual, the infestation is heavy in neglected 
orchards and those in which there are trees with injured are-~. 
Ohio. T. H. Paries (April 2^ ): Injury is very severe in a large commercial 
peach orchard near Columbus. Control is in-progress this week. 
PEAR 
PEAR PSYLLA ( Psyllia pyricola Eoerst. ) 
Connecticut. P. Carman (April 22): The ^ear osylla first appeared in New 
Haven County in numbers on the trees on April IP. Egg deposition 
started, almost immediately. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (April): The first near 
psvllas to be observed were seen on March 6 in Orange County. Flies 
were generally abundant in the Hudson River Valle" during the last 
week in March and the first week in April, with about normal egg lay- 
ing. During the second week of Auril eg^ laving was very general over 
the Hudson River Valley, and during the third week sirrilar reports 
were received from western Hew York. 
PEAR TERIPS ( Taeniothrips inconsequens Uzel. ) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. Hews Letter (April): The first near 
thrios of the season were observed on April 5 in Ulster County. They 
seemed to be generally scarce over the eastern part of the St-te. 
Oregon. S. C. Jones (April): Adults are "blasting pear "buds in Willamette 
Vallev, doing serious damage. Emerged March lU; ovipositioh April c. 
California. S. Lockwood (April 6): Pear thrips are doing considerable 
damage to opening pear "buds in a small orchard in Scott's Valiey ir. 
Lake County. This is the second year that this insect has been known 
to exist in Lake County. 
BLACK CHERRY APHID ( Myzus cerasi Fab.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (April): Eggs began hatching 
during the first week of the mont l i i the Hudson River Valley and al 
in the Lake area. This aphid seems to "be scarce. 
