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week in the month practically all psylla eggs had hatched. 
The insect is generally distributed over the southeastern 
fruit section and appears to be about normally abundant. 
PEAR LEAF BLISTER MITE ( Srioohyes pvri Pgst.) 
C, R« Crosby and assistants, abstract from Weekly News 
Letter N» Y, St, Coll, Agr, June 4 and 11: Reports of damage 
by this insect '"ere received during the first half of the 
month from Clyde and Chautauqua Counties. 
PEAR MIDGE ( Contarinia oyrivora Riley) 
A* I, Bourne (June 25): Pro-T, Whit comb report a a record 
of the pear midge from Norfolk County, Just how serious 
and widespread this damage is he has not yet been able to 
determine but he intends to procure this information later, 
W«, E, Brit ton (June 25): The fruit of pears from Wallingford 
and New Wilford has been submitted with these maggots, 
C, R» Crosby and assistants, abstract from Weekly News 
Letter N. Y, St. Coll.Agt. June 4 and 11; In the southeastern 
fruit counties, pear midge, is becoming increasingly serious. 
In some orchards over 50 per cent of the pears "ere destroyed 
by this insect. 
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QUINC E ,., 
QUINCE CURCULIO (. Conotrachelus crataegi Waslh) 
C« R, Crosby and assistants, abstract from Weekly News 
Letter N, Y, St, Coll. Agr. June 11 and 25: This insect 
was first observed in Orange and Ulster Counties during the 
first week and in Ontario County during the third week in 
June. 
PEACH 
PEACH BORER ( Aegerla exitiosa Say) 
Weekly News Letter N. Y„ St. Coll. Agr, June 11: The 
peach borer has been reported as injurious in Ulster County. 
ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH ( lasocyrcsia molesta Busck) 
Philip Garrnan (June 25): The insect is showing up on peach 
more in the north- central part of the State, If anything it 
i'' less abundant than last year'. It is being parasitized by 
TyichograflMaa minut um Riley. 
