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Michigan R. H. Pettit (June 21): The fruit tree leaf roller is pre- 
sent in unusual numbers about half way up the State on th 
west shore. The larvae are well grown anu doing severe in- 
jury. As usual, they fail to respond to arsenical sprays. 
PISTOL CASE BEARER ( Soleophora malivorella Riley) 
7,'est Virginia 3. A. Porter (June 21): There was an outbreak of the pis- 
tol case bearer in an apple orchard near Charlestown this 
spring. The case oearers were so abundant that a large per- 
centage of the blossom buds -ere killed before opening and a 
great deal of defoliation has occurred since-. 
APPLE AID THOPJ^ SKELETONIZLR ( Hlemevoohila -pari ana Cierck ) 
New Hampshire P. R. Lowry (June 25): The apple and thorn skeletoniger is 
common in the southern third cf the Stato : doing considerable 
damage to unsprayed trees in some localities. 
LEAPHOPPLRS ( Cicadellidae) 
Virginia ".'. J. Schoene (June 22): The. conspicuous leaf hopper in t he 
Virginia orchards just at the present is the yellowish leaf- 
hopper, Typhi ocyba -oomaria McAtee.. Che nymphs have all ma- 
tured and the adults are mating. 
Minnesota A. G. Ruggl es and assistants (June); Apple leafhoppers 
have hot yet put in their appec ranee over the greater part of 
the State. Several counties, however, have reported them a s 
moderately abundant and reports from Hennepin and Martin 
Counties indicate that they are very abundant. 
Kansas J. .'. McColloch and G-. A. Dean (June): Apple leafhoppers 
are moderately abundant, especially on nursery stock. 
BUFFALO TREEHOPPER (Ceresa b ubalus Tab.) 
Wisconsin S. L. Chambers (June 20): During the past three years this 
pest has been appearing in increasing numbers and doing seri- 
ous damage to young fruit trees throughout the State, but 
particularly in Kewaunee, La Crosse, Brown, and Manitowoc 
Counties, where sweet clover is being used as a cover crop in 
the orchards . 
APPLE PLEA WEEVIL ( Qrcheste s pallicornis Say) 
Ohio J- S. Houser (June 18): The apple flea weevil is unusually 
prevalent and destructive in Ohio this season. Noticeable 
commercial injury has been observed at Lorain, which is quite 
near the Lake. ' e have also received a number of reports 
that this insect is noticeably abundant as far south as the 
Ohio River. The Delaware section, however, remains the cent r 
