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PZAR 
GRAPE M3ALYBUG ( Pseudococcus maritimus 3hrh.) 
California. S. Lockwood (October 9): Baker's mealybug, P. maritimus , v;as observed 
in the Sacramento River Valley on pears in somewhat greater than normal numbers, 
"but was not responsible for much commercial loss. 
RASPBERRY 
RED-NECKED CANS BORER ( Agrilus ruficollis Pah.) 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (September 27): The red-necked cane borer has been 
unusually severe to canes of both red and black raspberries this fall through 
small fruit-growing sections in the southern half of the State. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 25): Young berry canes showing slight injury 
were recently received from Laurel, Jones County. 
GRAPE 
GRAPE LEAP' POLDER ( Lesnia fun oralis Hbn.) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 22): The grape leaf folder is very abundant in 
central Missouri. A late brood of worms matured during the early part of the 
month. 
PECAN 
FALL WEB\70EM ( Hyphantria cunea Drury) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (September 23): The fall webworm is very common on forest 
and shade trees in the blue'grass area. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 23): A grower at Yazoo City recently wrote us that 
pecan, walnut, and persimmon trees were heavily infested. 
Oklahoma. C. P. Stiles (October 2): The fall -.webworm is very abundant throughout 
central Oklahoma, especially on pecan, walnut, hickory, and persimmon trees. 
In some instances practically all of the foliage has been removed from the 
trees. 
TWIG GIRDLER ( Oncideres ci n,q;ulatus Say) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (October 12): This insect is very abundant in a pecan 
grove at Mar shall ville, where it is doing considerable damage. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 22): The hickory twig girdler is ovipositing 
and cutting twigs; it is much less abundant than last fall. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 23): Considerable injury to pecan trees has 
recently been reported by correspondents at Columbus in Lowndes County and at 
Oxford in Lafayette County. 
F. L. Bond (October 20): Hickory twig girdlers seem to be unusually abundant 
in the territory around Wiggins this fall, and considerable damage to pecan 
trees lias been noted in several sections. 
