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to enter*, easi] y. This fact made it difficult to tine a spray 
fc»rthe5.r control. In Greene County, on April T; 9 a few 
individuals ere found on the pear "bud? in all parts of the 
county. In Dutchess County, on April 23, these insects were 
observed in small numbers. In Orange County they emerged in some 
numbers on April 21 and 22. As high as ^0 individuals prr "bud 
-rerc observed. It appears that no effective spray can be 
applied to control the adults this season. 
PE<iR ISYLIA ( Psylls pyri I .) 
Massachusetts a„ I. Bourne (May 21): The pear psylla has been found to be 
about as abundant as for the last few years, but we are finding 
that oviposit! on seems to be extending over a io"A:er period 
and That both the adults and ne-ly In id eggs car be found much 
later in the season than is normally the case , This somewhat 
complicates control measures since the lime- sulphur tr :ment 
applied at the time of the "pink" on the pears has not given as 
good control as normally is the case, owing to the fact that so 
many of the psyllas have continued laying after the time at 
which this spray could be applied safely. 
New York C, R. Crosby and assistants: The pear psylla is commonly found 
in orchards in Dutchess County at this time, but oviposit ion 
did not start until April 1}". In Ulster County small numbers 
of eggs have been laid in most orchards and large numbers have 
been found near the Hudson Biver on April 1C. In Grange County 
on April 17 oviposit ion washheavy* 
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PEACH BORER (Aegcria ezitiosa Say) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (Hay 25): Reports indicate that the weather conditions 
following paradichlorobenzene treatments for the peach borer 
were unfavorable and that a 1 >ss effective control than normal 
was obtained. 
IMBRICATED SHOUT BEETLE (Spicaerus imbricatus Say) 
Indiana J. £, Davis (May ? c j): last week, about May IS, the imbricated 
snout beetle was reported by Mr. Burkholdor of the Purdue 
Horticultural Department doing considerable damage to a young 
peach orchard at Booneville, the beetles destroying the un- 
folding leaves. 
PLUM CUR.CULIC ( Conotrachelus 1 ar Hbst.) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (May 21): A. few pliaa curculios were collected from 
apple trees by the middle of the month, indicating that they 
had loft '"inter quarters and gone into the orchards somewhat 
earlier than has been the case for the last t-;c seasons. 
North Carolina R. W, Leiby and assistants (May 10): Larvae of the first generation 
