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The apple aphids in general seems to "be very much below r.orr.al in abundance 
in the Eastern States, whereas the apola tent caterpillar is unusually abundant 
over the New England, Middle Atlantic, and East-Central States. 
Pear thrips abundance is much below normal but the pear psylla is seriously 
abundant in the fruit belt of Net; York and is also abundant in New England. 
A serious outbreak of a heretofore uninportant case-bearer. Coleophora 
seer amenta Heimlich, has developed on cherry in one locality in California; and 
a native weevil, MelamomphuQ sordidus Horn, has become a serious currant pest 
in this State. 
An aphid, as yet not definitely determined, is attracting considerable 
attention in Florida, as a citrus pest. 
An interesting note comes from Porto Rico, where it is found that one 
of the cotton stainers is attracted in large numbers to pieces of the silk of 
Ceiba, suggesting a possible remedial measure for the control of this pest. 
The practice of using the same land for seed beds of tobacco year after 
year has resulted in rather serious damage in parts of Tennessee by the larvae 
of the green June beetle, which seem to be attracted by the litter used to 
project these seed beds. 
Both the gipsy moth and brown— tail moth seem to be somewhat less numerous 
over the old infested territory than they were last year* 
Two cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever have occurred in northern 
Ccloradc this spring. 
OUTSTANDING ENTOMOLOGICAL FFaTIRFS FOR CANADA. FOR- MAY,192U 
Stem-mothers of the back cherry aphid occurred in large numbers in 
April on the opening buds of sweet cherries in the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, 
and judging from their numbers in the orchards at present some trouble may be 
expected, 
Tno European red mite is widely distributed in Nova Scotia. It has 
been noted from time to time in the past in various oarts of the Annapolis 
Valley, N. S. 
The raspberry cane maggot . Phorbi a r ubivora Coq. , continues to be a nest 
of considerable importance to logan berries and raspberries at "Victoria, B, C. 
Adults commenced to emerge on March 22 this year, the earliest date on record. 
The rose scale, AuDacaspis rosae Fouche ,which has occurred in the lower 
Fraser Valley of British Columbia in raspberry plantations for many years, is 
now reported as causing considerable alarm among small fruit growers in that 
locality. 
The green apple aphid is more abundant on apple trees this season in 
southwestern Ontario than it has 'ocen for several years. 
The leaf miner Gracilaria elotel la Busck has been very conspicuous on 
the young wood of apple tross along the shores of Lake Ontario from Toronto to 
the Niagara Rivor. The health of the trees, however, apparently has not been 
affected. 
