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HICKORT SHUCK FORM ( Laspcyresia cry an " Pitch) 
ssissippi R. ',,'. Harned (July 23): Injured immature pecans have been 
received recently from Ocean Springs, Moss Foint, Pascagoula, 
and P^ss Christian. In each cos : the correspondents reported 
that the insects -rere causing their trees to sh^d many of 
their nuts. 
FEC.AU SESIA ( Sesia scitula Hnrr.) 
Mississippi R. 7. .Harned (July 23}: Father severe injury to a pec 
tree at Sherrard ~as reported on July S. 
. A DASCYLLID BEETLE ( Scirtes tibialis Guer . ) 
Mississippi R. V,'. Harr.cd (July 23): Beetles were reported as v^ry abun- 
dant on pecan trees at OCean Springs on May 22. Little ii any 
injury had been caused. 
PHYLLOXERA ( Phylloxera spp.) 
Louisiana W. E. Hinds (July 23): More complaints this year than 
usual of phylloxera and other gall-forming species on pecan, 
especially from southern Louisiana. 
i.irsissippi R. ':. H a rned (July 23): Phylloxera galls continue to attrrct 
much attention on pecan trees in various sections of the State. 
Specimens have recently been received from ;,dams, Tippah, 
Bolivar, Harrison, and Pearl Fiver Counties. F. devastatrix 
Ferg. and P. notabilis Perg. seem to be the most abund it 
species. 
G-IAHT APHID ( Lon:-isti^-m^ caryae Harr. ) 
sissippi F. ".'.". Harned (July 23): Aphids ~ere collected on pecan 
trees at Holly Springs and Kevaanee recently. The correspondent 
at ?Pr ance stated that only one limb of his pecan trees ?7as in- 
fested, but that the aphids had completely defoliated that limb. 
AN APHID ( hen .Hi:, costal is Fab.) 
Lssissippi R'. '.". Earned (July 23): Aphids identified by .'-.. ' . ner 
were found abundant on pecan tr_eS at Pascagoula on June 17, 
and at !7iggins on June 15. This sp^ci.s v?i s Iso abundant 
on pecan trees at Lucedale on July 12. Hhs corres lent at 
Lucedale stated that t' n o trees have a varnished appe r nee 
due to the honeydew every year, bat that apparently no d 
age is caused. 
All APHID ( Myzac&llis fumipenneltteis Fitch) 
Mississippi R. •'. Harned (July 23): Severe injury to pecan trc s at 
Wiggins ras reported on June 15 by J. P. Kislanko, 
