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W. E. Hinds (May 30): The plum curculio is scarce in 
general on peaches and plums. 
F. L. Thomas (May 22): The plum curculio is moderately 
abundant on plums. 
A BEETLE ( Di-plotaxis frondicela Say) 
W. H. Clarke (May 1): Leaves of one-year-old trees, 
at Cooksville, "ere being eaten. Injury was heavy in 
part of the orchard. Hand picking and jarring at night 
were used by the grower in an attempt to reduce the number 
so as to decrease the injury. The beetles congregated 
at the base of the tree and just under the surface of the 
soil during the day, feeding at night. Forty beetles 
were taken from the soil under one tree. 
SHOT-HOLE BORER ( Scolytus rugulosus Batz. ) 
J. J. Davis (May 22): Shot-hole borers were first 
observed in conspicuous numbers at Mitchell April 24, 
and since that date the seriousness of infestations in 
peach in southern Indiana has been reported from various 
sources. In some cases the infestation has resulted 
from a weakened condition as a result of San Jose scale 
infestation, but in general it is due to a weakened condition 
of the tree resulting from the freeze in January. 
GREEN PEACH APHID Q-.fr zus persicae Sulz.) 
U. H. Swenk (May 13): The green peach aphid was first 
reported May 1 on peach foliage in southeastern Nebraska. 
(May 19): These fruit aphids are very abundant in eastern 
Nebraska. 
G. G.Schweis (May 20): Aphids are reported as damaging 
peaches at Reno. 
G. F. Knowlton (May 13): The green aphid is curling leaves 
of peaches and becoming abundant in a few orchards at 
Deweyville and irigham City. 
CHEERY 
New York 
BLACK CHERRY APHID ( Myzus cerasi Fab.) 
weekly News Letter, N. Y. State Coll. Agr. (May 12): 
The black cherry aphid was reported as scarce in Niagara 
County, presumably owing tc the abundance of its parasites, 
