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South Dakota H. C. Severin (July 12): This insect is causing more severe 
damage to currant and gooseberry than usual in eastern South 
Hi kota. 
CURRANT FRUIT FLY ( Epochra c"nadensis Loew) 
Washington S. E. Crumb (Jun^ 25): One small planting of about GO goose- 
berry plants in Sumner was so heavily infested that it was 
difficult to find any uninfested fruits. In general, through- 
out the Puyallup Valley there seems to be only a light infes- 
tation. 
CURRANT APHID ( Myzus ribis I.) 
New York C . R. Crosby ^nd assistants (July): The currant aphid has 
been reported as seriously infesting currant in parts of 
Orange rnd Ulster Counties. 
GOOSEBERRY 77ITCH-BROOM APHID ( Hyzus houThtoncnsis Troop) 
Ghio E. if. Mendenhall (July 25): ork of Houghton's gooseberry 
aphid is quite noticeable or. Houghton gooseberry bushes at 
Lev? Oriisl . . 
Indiana J. J. Davis (July 22): Reported from Sheridan July 1. 
PECAN 
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FALL VLB :ORM ( Hyphantri a cunea Drury) 
Missouri L.Haseroan (July 22): Fall .-cb'.vorms began to attract atten- 
tion the middle of July. 
Louisiana "". E. Hinds (July 23); This insect is increasing in "bun- 
dance and damaging pecan. 
Mississippi R. ".'. Harned (July 23): Inf -stations have been more serious 
this year than for several years. Thousands of pecan and 
persimmon, as well as other trees, have been completely de- 
foliated. 
P. K. Harrison (June 24): The first specimens acre col- 
lected April 16, and it is more abundant at Picayune than I 
have ever seen it before. It first began to attack persimmon, 
.^nd now is very abundant on that plant and pecan. 
PECAN HUT CASE BEARER (A_crpbj--sis caryae Orote) 
Louisiana 1. E. Hinds (July 23): Very serious injury is being done 
to yoana; pecan nuts throughout the State. 
