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Mississippi 
Mississippi 
Mississippi 
SHITE PEACH SCALE ( Aulacaspis pentagona Targ,) 
W. I. Gray (June 20) I The West Indian pOjach scale is very 
abundant on wild plum in Adams County. 
TARNISHED PLAIT BUG ( Lygus pratensis L.) 
N. L. Douglass (June 20): BOm&i dSqagdt'&Ss? the tarnished plant 
bug lias "been noticed on peaches. 
LEAF BUGS (Miridae) 
D. W. Grimes (June 22): S.evere damage to ripe and green 
peaches at Pickens. Damage 'most serious in. orchard near Locust 
Grove, Holmes County. 
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New York 
'.'.,. PEAR 
PEAR SLUG ( Eri oc amp o ides limacina Retz.) 
D. B. Whelan (May 15 to June 15): The first eggs of the pear 
slug were hatched on May 25 at Lincoln, Reports of injury to 
cherry and pear leaves "began to be received during the first 
week in June, 
PEAR PSYLLA ( Psyllia pyricola Eocrst.) 
N. Y. State Coll, of Agr, t Weekly News Letter (June): During 
the first week in June egg-laying was general over western New 
York State and by the middle of the month second-brood nymphs 
were quite numerous, (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
W. P, Flint (June 20): The pear prsylla has increased in abun- 
dance during the last month and is threatening injury in pear 
orchards in the Marion-Clay County section, 
PEAR MIDGE ( Contarinia pyrivora Riley) 
S. R, Shapley (June 15): The pear midge is becoming quite 
generally abundant in Genesco County and took a heavy toll of 
pear this year. 
CHERRY 
CHERRY CASE BEARER ( Coleophora pruniella Clem,) 
Minnesota A. A. Granovsky (June 20): A single case with living larva was 
taken on an apple leaf near St. Paul, The case, which is com- 
pleted and is characteristic in form, is well known to me as that 
of the cherry case bearer. This is evidently a first record 
