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COTTONY MAPLE PC ALE ( Eulvinaria vitis L.) 
Washington E. J. Newcomer (May 20): The cottony maple scale has been found in 
several orchards of Winter Nelis pears. It also attacks the Anj'ou, 
but does not thrive on the iartlett. It succumbs readily to lubri- 
cating oil emulsions . 
PEAR PSYLLA ( Ps vllatpyrx cola Foerst.) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (May 23): Pear psyila eggs began to be noted during 
the very last days of April, and about the first of May practically 
all of our pear blocks here at the college were being quite heavily 
infested with eggs of this species. It was possible, in many cases, 
to count as many as 50 or 60 eggs to a short fruit spur. The hatch- 
ing of the nymphs began the 10th of the month. This was somewhat 
later in the eastern part of the State, and an approximate figure 
would be around the 12th to 15th. The insect was rather rr ore abund- 
ant than last year. 
New York P. J. Parrott (May 5): Oviposition of this insect is the heaviest 
ever seen in the locality of Geneva. 
C. R.' Crosby and assistants: The pear psyila is reported as abnor- 
mally abundant from practically the entire apple growing section of 
the State, extending from Genesee to Oswego Counties and southward 
to Long Island. In some orchards in Monroe County as high as 20 
to 30 eggs 'were found on practically every spur. The belt of heav- 
iest infestation seems to be in Monroe, Ontario, and Yates Counties. 
Egg laying was well under way in the southern part of the State the 
first week in May, and in tne northwestern part of the State the 
second week. 
Delaware J. F. Adams (May 15): Very numerous at Dover and apparently causing 
considerable injury. 
PEAR-LFAF BLISTER-FITE f Eriophyes pyri Pgst.) 
Ohio H. A. Gossard (May 14): The pear-leaf blister-mite was received 
from Litchfield on pear leaves. 
Oregon Don C. Mote (May 2): Reported from Kerry, Columbia County, attack- 
PEACH 
IMBRICATED SNOUT-EEETLE ( Epicaerus imo"icatus Say) 
Georgia C. P. Nelson (April 16): Damage slight in the vicinity of Calhoun, 
first report of season from Atlanta, and reported doing slight damage 
on the came host at Crust, Ga. 
