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of infestation and some orchards in this area are v-ry severely 
damaged. At this time the summer brood of beetles is appear. 
SAN JOSE SCALE ( Aspidi otus perniciosus Comst.) 
J. R. Watson (June 23): The red-headed scale fungus, Sphae - ■ 
rostilbe auranticcla , is controlling the San Jose scale very 
well. 
Ohio 
E. V.". Mendenhall (June 17): I note the first movement of 
the young San Jose scale June 10, infesting flo~ering crab 
apple in one of the paries in Springfield. The infestation is 
quite bad on susceptible plants in the parks in Springfield. 
On account of the prolonged cool weather the movement of the 
scale is somewhat later in this latitude. Percentage of sur- 
vival of the scale in Ohio is perhaps a little higher than 
usual . 
'.'jisconsm 
Kansas 
New York 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
New York 
E. L. Chambers (June 20): The severe weather of last -in- 
ter appeared to have greatly checked this pest, which is only 
present in seven counties in the southern part of the State 
and there in small numbers. 
J. .7. McColloch and 0. A. Dean (June): The San Jose scale 
is very abundant in areas where it occurs. 
OYSTER- SHELL SCALE ( Lepidosaphes ulmi L.) 
Jeekly News Letter, N. Y. State College of Agr^, June 3: 
Ontario County. The oyster-shell scale began hatching on 
May 27. 
R. H. Pettit (June 22): This insect is very abundant. 
A. 5. Boggles and assistants (June): The oyster-shell 
scale is quite generally abundant over the southern third of 
the State and increasing rapidly. It has been reported as 
very abundant from Hennepin, 'Jaseca, Mower, and Eillmore 
Counties. 
COTTONY- CUSHION SCALE ( Icerya purchasi Mask.) 
'Veekly News Letter, N.Y. State College of Agr., June 10: 
Niagara County. Several cottony-cushion scales with egg 
masses were found in the Lake Zone orchards the third 'reek 
in May. 
PEAR 
New York 
PEAR PSYLlA ( rsyllia pyricola Toerst.) 
C. R. Crosby and assistants (June): A large number of pear 
