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practically to Whitehall, in Washington County, On the east side 
of the Hudson River Valley it reaches to the "borders of Connecticut, 
Massachusetts, and Vermont. On the west shore of the Hudson it 
extends westward as far as Saratoga and includes all of Schenectady 
and Albany Counties as far west as Coble skill, in Schoharie County 
and the townships of Jewett and Windham in Greene County. It has not 
been definitely determined how far west in Ulster and Orange Co\inties 
the pest has spread. An examination was made earlier in the season 
by Mr. Eastman of neglected trees at Johnstown and Gloversville, in 
Fulton County, Aprle leaves were submitted for examination, but it 
is not certain whether they had been injured by the skeletcnizer 
or not. 
On the above dates caterpillars in apparently all stages, as 
well as pupae and pupa skins, were found, although in most cases the 
insects were net present at all on the leaves. 
Tor the last week at Albany a few moths have been present on 
window screens. 
E. F. Felt (September 20): At Nassau third-brood caterpillars are 
full-grown and a moth was found on this date, 
APPLE LiAGGOT ( Rhagoletis pomcnella Walsh) 
Massachusetts a. ffi* Bourne (October 22): I have under date of October 18, 
reports from Mr. Farrar from Middlesex County, who says that 
sweet varieties of apples and Northern Spies have been much 
damaged by fruit fly or railroad worm injury, 
Connecticut W, E, Britton (October 24): This insect was found attacking apple 
at Ne".' Haven, Cheshire, and 3erlin, It is present in usual 
abundance, 
&Pj. IE L2AFH0FPER ( Enrooasca mali LeB . ) 
Missouri 0. C, HcBride (October 6); The past 10 days this pest has 
appeared in great swarms, causing mottling of the entire foliage 
of the older orchards (especially those in sod). The fruit in 
this State is mature, so the damage is relatively small, 
SA1T JOSE SCxilE ( \spidiotus perniciosus Comst. ) 
Missouri 0, C, McBride (October 6): The San Jose scale is still taking 
its toll in the apple crop of Missouri. The fifth brood of young 
is just appearing in southwestern Missouri, Several orchards in 
Cooper and Howard Counties are heavily infested, with 25 per cent 
of the fruit spotted. 
PEaCH 
Georgia 
PEnCH BORER ( Ae^eria exitiosa Say) 
0, I. Shapp (October 19): Thousands of pounds of paradichlorobenzene 
