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Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (July 2l); The plum curculio is moderately abundant 
throughout the State; decidedly ler,s than last year. 
Alabama. 0. I. Snapp (July 11): The curculio infestation in Carman and Hiley 
peaches at Prattville is reported to be the heaviest since 191S. 
Minnesota. A. C. Hodson (June): Moderately abundant in southeastern part of 
the State, particularly on plums; the greatest injury is to apples. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (July IS): Moderately abundant on plum at Mandan, 
in Morton County. 
PEAR 
PEAR PSYLLA ( Psyllia pyricola Foerst.) . 
Connecticut. P. Gorman (July 23): Very abundant in Wtew Haven County. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. Hews Letter (July): Large numbers of pear 
psylla eggs were laid during the early part of the month in the Hudson 
River Valley. First-instar larvae were observed on June 12 in Ulster 
County. By the middle of the month they were very numerous and were doing 
considerable damage. (Abstract J»A.K.) 
CHERRY 
CHERRY FRUIT FLY ( Rhagoletis cingulata Loew) 
Oregon. D. C. Mote and assistants (June 29): Apparently reached a peak of 
emergence in the earlier locations in the Willamette Valley about May 
23, and in the later localities on June 5. On June 25 a few flies were 
still emerging in both the early and late localities. The first ovipositioi 
was observed in Bing cherries on June S. First-instar larvae were found 
on June 11. Full-grown larvae and respiration holes in cherries were ob- 
served on June 21. (July 2U): Maggots of all sizes observed on July 17. 
Last emergence of adults in cages observed July 13. Still plenty of flies 
in infested orchards. 
PEAR SLUG ( Eriocampoides limacina R at z . ) 
Oregon. E. J. Newcomer (July 2c): Defoliating cherry trees near La Grande. 
BLACK CHERRY APHID ( My gas cerasi Fab . ) 
Montana. A. L. Strand (June 28) : The cherry aphid has caused extensive injury 
in unsprayed cherry orchards i# the Flathead district. 
CHERRY LEAF BEETLE ( Galerucella cavicollis Lee. ) 
West Virginia. S. M. Peairs (July 21): The most important outbreak of the 
cherry leaf beetle since 1915 occurred this year. It covered the northern 
half of the State and was also present farther south. 
