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Connecticut Philip Garman (April 24): Some eggs already laid at Ne w 
Haven and "Tallingford, but weather so far h^s not "been 
favorable for a heavy deposition. Abundance as compared with 
last year appears to be about the same* 
New York Cornell Dept, of Eat, Hews Letter (April 9): 
Orange Countj (Sidney Jones): Psylla flies have been abun- 
dant in pear orchards roost of the ^eek, and on April 4, the 
first eggs were found, Some of the growers are now applying 
an oil spray to their pears, 
Dutchess County (Ray lender): Pear psylla flies are out 
and have laid a fe 1TT eggs, 
Ulster County (E» J,Habbleton) : Psylla flies appeared on 
pear trees during late March but unfavorable weather prevented 
egg laying until April 4, Many eggs have been laid since, Several 
growers have applied an oil emulsion spray under conditions 
not entirely satisfactory for good control. Serious losses 
caused by the psylla -last season discouraged many men and as 
a result hundreds of trees, principally Kieffers, havebeen cut 
down. In. some orchards where sprays were either omitted or 
not thoroughly applied and where the foliage ^as lost a large 
number of the fruit spurs were killed* 
Genesee County (R«L«Payne): Pear psylla flies are abundant 
in most orchards and a few growers have applied an oil spray. 
Pear buds seem to be slightly injured as the result of a frost 
which followed a few warm days in the latter part of January, 
Qnt^rio County (C, K.Bullock) : The pear psylla started egg 
laying on AiDril 4, and has laid a large number of eggs since 
then* 
Xayne County (E. E* Franc): The pear psylla wns found in 
numbers on Monday and a few growers sa^ them the week before. 
Eggs 1ir ere first observed on Aoril 13 and ncr T a few eggs can be 
found in most orchards, 
Monroe County (R,C» Coombs): The pear psylla has been laydng 
eggs all week, 
Niagara County 0>7 V E, Blauvel t ) : Following warm weather sine 2 
April 1 psylla flies are now present on the trees ,in considerabl 
numbers. Up to April 5 no eggs could be found. On April 6 a 
few eggs were laid and on Friday the 7th egg laying "'as general 
and fairly heavy. 
Geneva (p» J.Parrott) j At Geneva, while a few eggs were 
deposited by the pear psylla on April 1, extensive egg laying 
did ii £nt commence until April 4, 
Columbia County (A,B*Buckholz): Pear psylla flies have 
been abundant in pear trees all week. No eggs "'ere noticed 
until the last half of the week. Today, April 7, eggs are 
numerous, 
Cornell Dept, of Ent. News Letter (April 16): 
Orange County (Sidney Jones): Psylla eggs are quite 
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