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Massachusetts 
New York 
psylla eggs were laid in western New York and the Hudson 
River Valley. The warm weather toward the end of t: 
was accompanied by a rapid increase in the psylla, which, 
though threatening, has not yet done much damage. 
PEAR MIDGE ( Contarini a pyrivora Riley) 
A. I. Bourne (June 24): Reports have been received of out- 
breaks in Plymouth County and in the north-central part of 
the State. Serious in some orchards, but infested areas are 
not extensive. 
C. R. Crosby and assistants (June): Pear midge infestations 
seem to be quite general in the Hudson Valley, in some cases 
as high as 25 per cent of the fruit being infested. 
Connecticut 
North Carolina 
Georgia 
Ohio 
Illinois 
Tennessee 
Alabama 
Mississippi 
PEACH 
ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH ( Last) eyres ia molesta Busck) 
P. Garman (June 24): Judging from the amount of early twig 
injury in New Haven and Hartford Counties, there will be fully 
as much damage to fruit as occurred last year. 
R. W. Leiby (June 19): This insect is present on peaches 
in the usual numbers throughout the State, but is f eeding i n 
midseason ripening peaches, which is rather unusual. 
0. I. Snapp (June 20): The infestation in the middle 
Georgia peach belt is light. 
E. W, Mendenhall (June 12): I find quite a severe outbreak 
on peach in Miami County. 
S. C. Chandler (June): The first tooths of the second 
brood emerged at Carbondale on June 3, and eggs were found on 
the leaves, some ready to hatch, on June 14. Practically all 
of the larv&t> of the first brood have left the twigs and no 
new entrances can be found. The first-brood infestation was 
generally light. 
A. C. Morgan and assistants (Jun„ 26): The oriental fruit 
moth is severely injuring a 3-year-old peach orchard near 
Clarksville, as many as 10 to 15 larvae being found on most 
of the trees. 
J. M. Robinson (June 22): Moderately to very abundant at 
Anniston, Bessemer, Birmingham, and Auburn. 
R. ". Harned (June 24): The oriental peach moth has been 
