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PLUM CURCULIO (C onotrachelus nenuphar Ebst.) 
Georgia. C. H. Aider. (February 21): The plum curculio is still in hiberna- 
tion at Cornelia. 
PLUM 
MEALY PLUM APHID ( Eyalopterv.s arundinis Fab.) 
California. L. M. Smith (February 23): The mealy plum aphid, H. pruni 
(Geoff roy) , is unusually abundant in prune orchards in San Joaquin County. 
There are more eggs present on the trees than there have been in the 
past 4 years. 
RASPBERRY 
ROSE SCALE ( Aulacasm s rosae Bouche) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (February 15): During the second week in February 
a Richardson County correspondent sent in some raspberry canes heavily 
infested with the rose scale. 
GRAPE 
APPLE TWIG BORER ( Amphicerus bicaudatus 'Say) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 21): Complaints of injury to grape and 
Scuppernong vines, which was evidently caused by the grape cane borer, 
were received from Waynesboro, Wayne County, and Philadelphia, Neshoba 
County, a few weeks ago. 
CITRUS 
FLORIDA RED SCALE ( Chr^acniplialuS <-.onidum L.) 
f Florida. J. R. Watson (February 25): The Florida red scale is moderately 
abundant. 
CALIFORNIA RED SCALE ( Chrysoirohrl ar> aurantii Mask.) 
California. M. L. Jones (February 7): The red scale was causing medium 
damage generally in citrus throughout Orange County during November 
and December 1933. Infestation by the red scale is reported as slight 
on 16 acres of citrus locally and as medium locally on citrus through- 
out Santa Barbara County. It is reported as medium generally on citrus 
in San Diego County. 
BLACK SCALE ( Saissetia oleae Bern.) 
California. M. L. Jones (February 7): The Commissioner reports the black 
scale as causing medium dama rally in citrus throughout Ora' 
County during November and December 1933. He notes that parasitism 
continues with much bette^ results than was expected during the early 
rt of the season. In San Diego County the damage by the black scale 
ht generally on lemons during December 1933. 
