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getting a foothold in the Valley and are quite concerned about 
its control* Undoubtedly a number of them will use an oil 
emulsion regardless "of "what few eggs are present, 
Greene County (A.S.Mills): Red mite eggs are not abundant, 
Erie County (M,N*. Taylor ) : There is a scattering of red spider 
eggs throughout the southern section of the county. 
Monroe County (R, # Coombs ) : Red mite eggs ^'ere found on 
all fruits in this section, 
Clinton County (A.B.Burrell) : Red mite eggs are scarce. 
Cornell Dept/ of Ent* News Letter (April 16); 
Onondaga. County (W, E»Field): Red mite eggs are present but 
not numerous. 
Cornell Dept, of Ent, News Letter (April 30): 
Suffolk County, (¥ 4 D„Benn): Red mite infestations seem to 
be slight, only one orchard has been found infested, 
Greene County (A*S«Mills ) : Red mite eggs are found in small 
numbers in all orchards. One dusted orchard has some trees 
badly infested, 
otlio E* W, Mendenhall (April 25): I find the European red mite quite 
bad in southern Ohio in apple orchards, 
TARNISHED PLANT BUG ( Lfrgus pratensis L, ) 
Illinois S, C« Chandler (April 18): . The first tarnished plant bugs 
were observed on peach buds which were shoeing pink on March 
23. Since then cold weather has checked their activities, but 
even on warmer days there are fewer than usual, 
Nebraska M* H» Swenk (January 1 to April 15); During the first 'veek 
in April the tarnished plant bug was found in abundance in 
apple and pear orchards at Nebraska City; and Lincoln, where it 
did considerable damage by blasting the blossoms,, 
SAN JOSE SCALE ( Aspidiotus perniciosus Corns t, ) 
New York Cornell Dept, of Ent, News Letter (April 9): 
Ulster County (E, J»Hambleton) : Very little scale has been 
found on apples and currants this spring, 
Cornell- Dept, of Ent, News Letter (April 30): 
Chautauqua County (G,H„ Sal is bury); Little San Jose scale is 
found on either apples or currants, 
Georgia Oliver I, Snapp (April 20): Apparently the San Jose scale is 
now under good control in most orchards at the Georgia Peach 
Belt, Lubricating-oil emulsion (3. per cent strength) was used 
on at least three-fourths of the sprayed acreage last winter, 
liquid lime- sulphur being used on the remainder. 
