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thus far. 
Greene County (A, S,Mills): No pear thrips have been foun^ in 
favorable locations, 
Columbia County (A,B,.Buchholz) } Pear thrips w ere found working 
in pear buds on April 7, 
Cornell Dept, of Ent, News Letter (April 16): 
Dutchess County (Ray Bender): Three warnings were sent out 
this week, card on pear thrips. April 9, letter on delayed- 
dormant on apples on April 12, and a letter on delays-dormant 
on sweet cherries on April 13, 
Ulster County (S» J*Hambleton) : Pear thrips have been feeding 
for at least a week. In no case have they oeen found to be 
really serious thus far, 
Greene County (A»S« Mills): Pear thrips were found inside 
Kieffer buds on April 9. Since then a few have been found in 
apple and pear buds but no definite swarming period was observed. 
Orange County (Sidney Jones): Pear thrips were observed on 
April 7, in the Newburgb district. They appear numerous only in 
a few orchards, A few growers have sprayed for the pear thrios 
but most growers are not intending to spray, No definite swarming ' 
period has been observed, 
Cornell Dept, of Ent. News Letter (April 30): 
Greene County (A.S, Mills): Pear thrips are found in all 
orchards in apple and pear buds* Few pear buds have been blasted 
by them, 
Q UINCE 
EUROPEAN FRUIT LECANIUM ( Lecanium corni 3 uche) 
New York Cornell Dept, of Ent, News Letter (April 9): 
Greene County (At S, Hills): 'The lecanium scale is serious 
in one blackberry patch, 
Niagara County (\7 % E,Blauvelt) : Several severe infestations 
of the European fruit lecaniuv, on plums and prunes are being 
treated wi th oil, 
Cornell Dept. of Emt, News Letter (April 15); 
Niagara County (U, E, Blauvolt) : A very severe infestation of 
the European fruit lecanium scale was noted in one quince orchard, 
Pruning is still going on, 
Cornell Dept, .of Ent. News Letter (April 30): 
Chautauqua County (G«E« Salisbury ) : An isolated orchard or 
two have much lecanium scale. 
PEACH 
COTTONY PEACH SCALE ( Pulvinaria amygdnli Ckll. ) 
N " York P, J, Chapman (April 7): Several orchards are infested in Niagara,, 
