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SPOTTEE CUCUKBER BEETLE ( Giaorotica duodecimo ; net at a Fab.) 
Georgia 0. I. Snapp (February 27): The first adults of the season 
were found on peach trees at Fort Valley today. 
7/HITE PEACH SCALE ( .--.ulacas-ois nentacona Targ.) 
South Carolina M. H. Branson (February 25): The white peach scale has 
done considerable damage to peach trees at Saluda. 
GRAFF 
GRAPE LEAFEOPPER ( Erythroneura cozes Say) 
".Tisconsin E. L. Chambers (February 27): Some recent observations have 
revealed the grape leafho oper very abundant and quite active 
under oak leaves near gooseberry bushes at Madison. 
PECAN 
AN APHID ( hyzocallis fumiioennallus Fitch) 
Georgia J. 3. Gill (February'/: Heavy infestation of the black 
pecan aphid ( Myzocallis fumioennellus Fitch) is expected to 
occur in pecan orchards during the coming season. The pest 
became quite abundant late last summer and caused consider- 
able defoliation in some pecan orchards in the vicinity of 
Albany. 
HICKORY SHUCK '.."OHM ( Lasoeyresia caryana. Fitch) 
Mississippi S. Gladney (February 20): The hickory shuck worm is appar- 
ently abundant. 'e have had an unusually cold winter. -he 
worms apparently survived the cold with a very low or no 
mortality. 
R. P. Colmer (February 22): The hickory shuck worm so:r..s 
to have survived the '"inter. There are some live larvae. 
PECAN CASE BEARER Ucrobasis ,ju.--landis Le3. ) 
G-eorgia J. 3-G-ill (February): Hibernacula of the pecan case bearer 
are quite abundant on pecan trees in southern Ge rgi* . Dhe 
insect '"ill likely do considerable damage this E in pec 
orchards which '"ere not properly sprayed or dusted last sum 
T.riG G-IRDLER ( Oncide res cingulata Say) 
South Carolina . H. Brunson (February 25): Pecan trees throughout t 
State sho-" considerable damage by t'ne pecan twig i Ller. 
