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all turning brown. Larvae are now leaving trees. Abundance as 
compared with that in an average year seems to "be greater. Over 
one-fourth of the leaves have "been ruined. 
FEAR MIDGE ( Contarinia pyrivora Riley 5 
New York C, R. Crosby and assistants: In an orchard in Orange County, 
near Snake Hill, the' injury was extremely serious this season. 
The Bosc variety was almost completely destroyed. Clapps Favorite, 
however , were only slightly injured while Seckels and Bartletts 
in the same orchards were apparently untouched, 
PEAR LEAF BLISTER MITE ( Srioohyes pyri Pgst.) 
Utah G» F» KnoMrton (July 30): Blister mite is damaging some apple 
orchards around Fruita, Loa,and other southern Utah towns, where 
the trees have not been sprayed for this pest for several years, 
PEACHES 
RHINOCEROS BEETLE ( Dynast eg, titvus L.) 
Indiana J„ J. Davis (July 26): Specimens of the rhinoceros beetle 
were received from Salem on July 19 with the report that they 
were damaging ripening peaches. 
FRUIT TREE RJLVINARIA ( Pulvinaria araygdali Ckll. ) 
New York C, R« Crosby and assistants: Early this spring growers in the 
area infested by this pest applied lubricating-oil emulsions 
as a control measure. In general the results were rather satis- 
factory. From observations made in Wayne, Monroe, and Orleans 
Counties some orchards still have a slight infestation, especially 
where poor spraying was practiced or too dilute oils were applied. 
It is feared that the infestation left will seriously smut up 
the fruit unless summer applications against the hatching forms 
are applied. The first eggs hatched about July 3. 
ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH ( Lasoeyresia molesta Busck) 
Georgia Oliver I. Snapp find assistants (July 21): Third-generation 
moths are now emerging at Fort Valley and Macon. The insect is 
nearly one full generation behind last year at this date. The 
infestation at these points is very light. The pest is of no 
economic importance here now, 
PEACE T7IG BORER ( Anarsia lineatella Zell. ) 
California T, D, Urbahns (July 15).* This species is causing the loss of 
many canning peaches. Some orchards, where spring spraying was 
delayed by rains, show 75 or 80 per cent of the fruit infested 
in Sutter County, whereas in other sections the infestation is as 
low as 2 or 3 P er cent. 
