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for the peach bcrer are now being put out in the Georgia peach 
Belt under very favorable weather conditi Dns 
Missouri 0. C. McBride (October 6): The small larvae entering the peach 
trees are mere numerous than at any time in the past t:n~ee years* 
The first larvae were noted entering the trees September 3. They 
are now feeding between the outer bark and cambium varying from 
3/l6 to 9/l6 inches in length. 
SHOT-HOLE BORER ( Scolyt us runiiosus Hat 2. ) 
Georgia 6 I. Snapp (October 19) : Fruit-tree bark-beetles are very 
abundant this year on account of San -lose scale devitalizing 
many trees. 
SNOttY TREE-CRICKET ( Oecanthus niveu s DeG.) 
California California 'weekly Mews Letter, Vol* 5, No. 19 (September 22): At 
the request of the Libby, McNiel and Libby Company, T* D. Urbahns 
and D ft p. Milbraith, cf the State Department of Agriculture, made 
an investigation of a large orchard under the control of this 
company to determine the cause of damage to Phil ins Cling Peaches. 
It was found that tree- crickets had appeared in abundance, eating 
small holes in the ripe fruit. Following closely on the damage 
caused by the crickets, snores of a brown-rot fungus began to 
develop, with the result that the fruit quickly showed evidences 
of decay. About 100 tons cf peaches were lost in this single 
orchard. 
PEivCH-TtflG MOTH ( Anareia lineatella Sell.) 
Pe^ r York Mrs, A. Tutton (September ^) : Peaches on one tree at Ithaca are 
badly infested. 
SALT JOSE SCALE ( As^idiotvs nerrieiosrs Comet . ) 
Georgia , 0. I. Snapp (October 19): Numerous reports reaching the laboratory 
at 3ort Valley indicate a materially increased San Jose scale 
infestation in the northwestern part of the Georgia Peach Belt. 
RED SPIDER ( Tetranychus viridis Banks) 
Georgia J. B. Gill (October 2): A rather heavy infestation of the red 
spider occurred on peach trees in the Albany, Ga. , section. The 
damage will be of such a serious nature as to cause premature 
defoliation of some trees. This species is alsc found commonly 
on hickory trees, especially Hicoria glabra . 
PLUM 
PLUM CURCULIO ( C~notrachelus nenuphar Hbst. ) 
■ _;ia 0. I. Snapp (October 19): The curculio has entered hibernation 
