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Indiana. J. J. Davis (Way 25): San Jose scale is evidently noticeably in- 
creasing in northern Indiana. A number of scale-encrusted trigs have 
"been received. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (May 21): The spraying of about 600 city proper- 
ties in southern Wisconsin has "been completed under favorable weather 
conditions. 
ROSS CHAFER ( Macrodactvlu s subsoinosus Fab. ) 
South Carolina. F. Sherman (May 27): Rose chafer locally abundant and 
doing damage in unsprayed apple orchards in the mountains'. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (May 22): A very phenomenal outbreak of the rose 
beetle in three commercial orchards in Fayetteville has cause! consid- 
erable excitement. The owners report from 50- to S5 - P ercent loss of 
ao\Les from the heavy attack of these beetles. They seem to congregate 
in the woods and fly in sv/arms to the orchards. 
APPLE EISA WEEVIL ( Orchestes nallicornis Say) 
Ohio. J. S. House r (April 29): During the past few years this insect has 
increased in' abundance in a considerable number of areas in the State. 
One grower who operates a 30-acre commercial orchard at Medina states 
that a conservative estimate of his loss during each of the last : 
years is $1,000. On April 26, when this orchard was visited, one 
fruit cluster that had not reached the prepink stage, was infested pith 
13 weevils. This was ver: r unusual; however, on many clusters groups 
of 3 5 ' : ; and 5 beetles were found. 
SAY'S BLISTER E23TLS ( Pomohopoea sayi Lee.) 
Ohio. J. S. Houser (April 2°): This beetle appeared in large numbers in 
Millersburg and Np.w Philadelphia and caused serious damage by eating all 
parts- of the blossoms. The damage is most severe in the tons of the 
trees. The beetles are active on warm, sunny days and retire to - 
shelter of debris under the trees during rainy, cool weather. 
PEACH 
PLUM CURCULIO ( Conotrachelus nenuphar Hbst . x 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (May): First overwintered adults emerged from hi- 
bernation on April 25; Perk of emergence on May 2. 
Virginia. W. J. Schoene (May 25): During the past 30 days adults have 
been reaching the peach orchards in very much larger numbers than Ln 
previous years. 
Pennsylvania. H. E, Hodgkiss (" L): Plum curculio was very abundant in 
Adams, Franklin, and other southern counties dir' 
