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Uewark and tfilntingtori in. northern Delaware until May 5, 
the peak of emergence in Southern Delaware. Shuck application 
concluded May 10. 
Maryland Z. N.Cory and assistants (May 20): The plum curculio is 
moderately abundant; April 28 the first adults were observed 
in western Maryland; April 16 in eastern Maryland. 
Virginia P. J. Chapman (May 21).j The plum curculio is moderately 
abundant in Norfolk,. 
South Carolina F.Sherman (May 19): The' plum curculio is moderately 
abundant. Several recent complaints. 
Georgia '. H.Clarke (March 13-April 9): Report on jarring experiments 
During above mentioned period a grand total of ofer 75,000 
overwintering adults were collected around the edge of one 
orchar".. *he lowest catch was one from approximately 30 
trees. The highest catch for any one day was 11,571. The 
highest nuuber collected from any one tree was 73, but 
this tree was located in the corner of the orchard close to 
a rock fill. The first emergence of the season was re- 
corded on February 25 when five adults were collected. 
The next earliest emergence was March 17. 
C. I. Snapp (April 28}'. The first curculio larvae of the 
season left peach drops today. This is about two weeks later 
than usual. Under normal weather conditions 90 per cent of 
the larvae in drops leave during April. As the insect is 
getting a late start this year, I am anticipating only a 
very light second generation before the close of peach season. 
(May 20): The first pupation took place on May 15. The 
season has been unusually dry, and if there is less than 
the average amount of rainfall between now and the Elberta 
harvest, that variety may also esc: pe a heavy second-brood 
attack. As a result of spraying, t.ie heavy curculio in- 
festation at the close of the 1929 season has been reduced 
to -hat may be termed a normal infestation at the present 
time. V.'eather conditions have also contributed to the 
reduction of the curculio infestation in the South. (May 23): 
The first beetle of the first 1930 generation transformed 
in the soil cell today; howeve.\ we are not expecting them to 
begin their escape from the soil for another two or three 
weeks. Transformation is taking place later than usual, 
except those years when there/is only one generation. 
C. F- Alden (May 21): ^he plum curculios are very abundant 
in Cornelia; drops wormy. 
H. S. Adair (April 29): The plum curculio is reported much 
less abundant in peach orchards around Albany than on this 
date last year. 
