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Owing to a partial third brood of' the codling moth developing in the 
Middle Atlantic, East Central, and '.Vest Central States, late injury by the 
worms is very noticeable, even in 'jell sprayed orchards. Serious conditions 
have also been reported from Nevada and Washington. 
More damage by the apple maggot than usual is being observed in the New 
England States. 
The apple fruit worm ( Argyrcstbis corougclla Zell.) has been observed 
for the first time in the Montesano section of Washington. 
A very interesting case of the complete control of an insect pest by 
its natural enemies is re-ported from Chio, where the apple flea weevil has 
been practically eliminated this year by its hymencpterous parasites. 
The oriental fruit moth is recorded for the first time from the northern 
end of Indiana and also from Amherst, Mass., and is quite generally reported 
from practically the entire infested region. 
The grape berry moth has very materially increased in abundance in the 
Lake Shore district of Chio and over practically the entire State of West 
Virginia. 
The fall uebworm Is "unusually abundant throughout the South Atlantic and 
Gulf Coast region extending up the Mississippi Valley into Missouri. 
The European weevil, Brachyrhinus cribricollis Gyli. , has been discover- 
ed on citrus and privet in Los Angeles County, California. 
The citrus vhitefly is being reported as very abundant from Florida and 
the Gulf Coast section. 
Very serious damage by the garden web™orm to alfalfa is reported from 
Iov7a and Nebraska. 
The curculionid beetle , Tvledorma morbillosa Lee, is recorded for the 
first time as a strawberry pest in "Vashingtor. 
The pickle worm appears to be much more serious than usual in the North- 
ern part of its range, reports coming from the East Central and the West Cen- 
tral States. The insect is recorded for the first time from ITobrasIta. 
Tvo heretofore unrecorded species of springtails are doing commercial 
damage to mushrooms in Minnesota and Missouri. The species in Minnesota 
belongs to the ^enus Achoreutes and the species in Missouri to the genus 
Schottella. 
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A very interesting account of an outbreak of the great basin/caterpillar 
appears in this number of the Bulletin. The outbreak took place near Mount 
Shasta, California, and the worms ncre so numerous that they prevented rail- 
road trains from making the grades. Special equipment v:as required on the 
locomotives to meet the emergency. 
