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GRAPE ROOT WORM ( Fjdia viticida Walsh) 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (May 22): There is a rather serious infestation 
of grape root worn on Moore's Early and Concord varieties at Smyrna. 
GRAPE PLUME MOTH ( Oxyptilus periscelidactylus . Fitch) 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (May 21): Specimens of the larvae of grape plume moth 
were received from Hamilton County with the statement that they were 
feeding on grape foliage. 
GRAPE LEAFHOPPER ( Eyrthroneura comes Say) 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (May 13): First overwintered adults of grape 
leafhopper observed on grape at Camden today. 
GOOSEBERRY AM) CURRANT 
GOOSEBERRY FRUIT WORM ( Zophodia grossulariae Riley) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (May k) : Recently the goose- 
berry fruit worm has caused heavy losses in gooseberry and current 
plantings in the Hudson Valley. 
IMPORTED CURRANT WORM ( Pteronidea ribesii Scop.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (May 18): Found imported 
currant worms were working on currants on May 12 in Ulster County. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (May 20): The larvae of imported currant worms are now 
ah out half grown and are rapidly defoliating currants and gooseberries 
in some plantings at Columbus. 
PECAN 
PECAN NUT WORM ( Acrobasis caryae Grote) 
Louisiana. W. C. Pierce (April 2.k) : Larvae and pupae of the pecan nut case 
bearer were collected in pecan shoots at the Robson Experimental 
Station. The number of injured shoots ranged from two to four per tree 
on 6-year-old pecan trees. On May lU the first case-bearer eggs were 
collected on young pecan. Eggs were in late stage of development with 
none hatched at this time. Damage will probably be noticed by pecan 
growers this year on account of the light pecan crop, which is confined 
to a few varieties. 
PECAN LEAF CASE BEARER ( Acrobasis Jutland is LeB.) 
Louisiana. W. C. Pierce (May ~f): Considerable damage has been caused by 
larvae of the pecan loaf case bearer feeding on buds and new growth 
of pecan in southwestern Louisiana near De Ridder. 
