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New York 
Delaware 
Maryland 
Virginia 
Georgia 
Florida 
Ohio 
Weekly News Letter j N, Y. State Coll. Agr. (May): 
Injury had been observed May 19 in the northern part of 
Chautauqua County, where it seems- to be worse than last 
year. This insect was emerging in large numbers in 
Ulster County on May 26. 
L. A. Stearns (May SO): Ninety-five per cent of the 
overwintered larvae had transformed May 1 and 100 per cent 
had trrns formed and 62 per cent had emerged May 11 at 
C a mden shuck application just concluded- First emergence 
in southern Delaware April 11; in northern Delaware May 2. 
First eggs deposited April 14; hatched May 2; first larvae 
collected in orchard May 8 at Camden. 
E. N.Cory and assistants (May 20): The oriental fruit moth 
is modex-ately abundant. First emergence occurred April 16 
and peak was reached May 1. 
P. J. Chapman (May 21): 
moderately abundant. 
The oriental fruit moth is 
0. I. Snapp (May 20): while the first larvae of the 
season were not found until May 19, suspicious twig injury 
has been observed since April 29. The larvae ranged in 
size from about six days old to practically full grown, 
and are thought to be still individuals of the first 
generation. The iniestation this year is the lightest 
since the insect became established in Fort Valley. There 
have been very few infested twigs or evidences of attack. 
Furthermore, the insect appeared later this year than 
since it became established here. Last year the first 
twig injury was observed on April 4. The dates of the 
first twig injury of the other years are: April 25, 1928; 
April 1, 1927; April 20, 1926; April 10, 1925. As heretofore, 
the oriental peach moth continues to be a peach pest of only 
secondary importance in this section of the Georgia peach 
belt. 
C. L. Alden (May 21): The oriental fruit moth is scarce 
in Cornelia; very light spring. 
J. R. '»7atson (May 20): The oriental fruit moth is scarce. 
E. "/,". Berger and G. B. Merrill (May 20): The oriental 
fruit moth is moderately abundant in west Florida. Injured 
peach twigs only received. 
T. H. Parks (May 21): The oriental fruit moth is moder- 
ately abundant. Larvae feeding in twigs during May. 
E. W. Mendenhall (May 26): Some evidence is seen of the 
oriental peach moth in Columbus. It is causing tips of the 
limbs to die back, to what extent of damage remains to be 
