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PERSIMWN 
^•••■ ; : PERSIMMON PSYLLa (Trioza dios-pyri Ashm. ) 
•fr.' Dietrich (July 21): Psyllids are bad on Japanese 
persimmon in south George County. (Det. A. & M. College) 
California 
Oregon 
.■•"-..' ■ ■ WALNUT 
'.7ALNUT 'HUSK PLY ( Rhagoletis juglandis Cress)) 
Monthly News Letter. Office of Los Angeles Co. Agr. Comr., 
Vol. 12, No. 7 (<Julyll5): Adult walnut husk flies began 
emerging from infested orchards in the Pomona section July 14. 
These adults were not expected to come out of the ground until 
about the same time as last year, early in August. This insect 
was first noticed several years ago and was found to be causing 
considerable loss in the infested properties, mainly through 
reduction in the grades by staining the shells of the nuts. 
A WALNUT APHID ( Calliptcrus .juglandis Frisch) 
D. C. Mote (July 1): B. G. Thompson reports the aphid 
much later than normal and not ao numerous as last year. 
North Carolina 
Mississippi 
Louisiana 
Florida 
Alabama 
Mississippi 
PECAN 
FALL, }p5BW0BM ( Hyphantria cunea Drury) 
W. A. Thomas (July 10): The webs of this insect are much 
in evidence in nearly every pecan orchard in the southeastern 
section of the State. In some cases, rather severe defoliation 
has taken place. The larvae are about two-thirds grown. 
'Hi 'Y. Harned and assistants' (July): The fall webworm is 
moderately abundant in all parts of the State. 
H. E. Hinds' (July 26): The fall webworm is becoming common 
on some of its wild host plants but.Mess abundant than usual . 
at this time. ' 
PECAN NUT CASE BEARER ( Acrobasis caryae Grote) 
J. R. Watson (July 18): The. nut case bearer has reduced 
what was already a short crop of pecans. 
J. !.:.; Robinson (July 23) 
abundant at Headland. 
The p^-can nut case bearer is 
R. P. Colmer (July 19): The nut case bearer is moderately 
abundant on pecan. 
