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FRUIT I II SECTS 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
APPIE 
APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
A. I. Bourne (June 24): Fruit aphids are scarce to moder- 
ately abundant and beginning to become abundant in s 
orchards . 
R. H. Pettit (June 22): All sorts of aphids are very abund- 
ant. 
Minnesota 
A. G. Ruggles and assistants (June): Trait aphids are re- 
ported as very abundant in 3ro" T n and Plennepin Counties, a 
moderately abundant at a number of other points in the south- 
ern part of the State. 
horth Dakota 
Iowa 
J. A. Munro (June 25) : Aphids have been unusually abundant 
on cherry, plum, dogvraod, boxelder, lilac, and willow trees 
this season. Observations made at Fargo, Mandan, and Bis- 
marck, and reports sent in to this office through the mail 
would indicate that these insects are widespread and more 
abundant than usual throughout the State. 
H. 3. Jaques (May 31): A:hids of many species are unusu- 
ally abundant this year and their food plants are suffering 
in consea.uence. 
Nevada 
New York 
0-. C. Sch TfT eis (June 21): Fruit aphids have been noticed 
on apple, peach, and plum at Reno. 
APPLE APHID U ?ris po-..i DeG.) 
C. R. Crosby and assistants (.June): Early in the month 
these insects were becoming abundant on the termina." 
in the western part of the State, and by the middle of the 
month they were incr^sing so rapidly as to cccasion measures 
for their control. 
Virginia 
Connecticut 
.". J. Schoene (June 22); In some commercial orchards the 
green aphid has curled the leaves en a few tips of apoles. 
No great damage has been caused. It appears that the aphids 
are present in smaller numbers than previousl , 
ROSY APPLE APHID ( Anuiaphis roseus ~aker) 
.'. E. Britton and assistants (June): The rosy apple aphid 
is very abundant. This insect is less abundant in the east- 
ern r.art of the State and reported as leaving the apple trees 
in Hartford County. It is more abundant than last month in 
New Haven and other localities. 
