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New York 
Michigan 
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South Dakota 
Nebraska 
F. A. Smith (May 18):- Apple leafhoppers are moderately 
abundant in Tunica, De Sotj, Tate, Panola, and Quitman 
Counties. 
EUROPEAN RED MITE (P aratetranychus pilosus C. & F. ) 
H. L. Bailey (May 26): The European red'mite began hatching 
and going to buds about May 4 at Bradford and at Topsham; 
reported also from Castleton. 
A. I. Bourne (May 21): The European red mite on the whole 
is rather less abundant than last year as shown by the num- 
ber of mites hatching from overwintering eggs. In some 
orchards the infestation is very light. There are few 
orchards having a very generally heavy infestation. Mites 
are in some cases very abundant in small blocks more or less 
localized in the orchards. Baldwins, as usual, seem to 
have the mites in greatest abundance. 
Weekly News Letter, N. Y. State Coll. Agr. (May): This 
insect seems to be well under control. 
R. H. Pettit (May 16): The European red mite is plentiful, 
especi-lly in Washtenaw County. 
Calif. Spray-Chemical Co., Vol. 2, No. 2, "Ortho News" 
(May 10): In our last News letter we reported that eggs 
of the European red mite or the brown mite were unusually 
abundant in many orchards this spring. The present con- 
ditions indicate no material injury up to this time. 
OYSTER- SHELL SCALE ( Lepidosaphes ulmi L. ) 
J. J. Davis (May 23): The oyster-shell scale is moder- 
ately abundant in northern Indiana. 
'.V. A. Price (May 21): The oyster-shell scale is moder- 
ately abundant. 
A. G. Ruggles (May 26): This scale is very abundant; 
eggs started hatching last week at St. Paul and Minneapolis. 
A. L. Ford and H. C. Severin (May 20): The oyster-shell 
scale is moderately abundant, spotted over the entire State. 
Mostly on apple and elm. 
M. H. Swenk (May 19): The oyster-shell scale is very 
abundant in northeastern Nebraska. During the period from 
April 15 to May 15 an unusual number of complaints of in- 
festations of apple trees were received. 
