Connecticut. W. S. Britton (March 23): The San Jose scale is scarce; there 
has "been heavy winter mortality. 
New York. P. J. Parrott (March): From 90 to 99 percent were killed hy winter. 
R. E. Horsey (March 25): The San Jose scale has not "been very common at 
Rochester and has "been easily controlled. It is not considered a serious 
pest with us. 
South Carolina. • W. C. Hetties (March 19): The San Jose scale is moderately 
abundant and giving trouble in Oconee County. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (March 17): Low temperatures during the winter have 
not killed many San Jose scales at Port Valley. The average percentage of 
live scales on certain peach trees on February 17 was 82.2 and the average 
percentage alive on these trees on March 17 was 70.5. 
Florida. J. R. Watson (March 20): The San Jose scale is moderately abundant. _ 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (March 20): A survey during the fall of 1933 indicated 
that in peach and apple orchards moderate to severe infestations had 
increased from 6 psreent in 1932 to 27 percent for 1933. Spring counts 
March 19 show 15 to 50 percent of the scale alive. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (March 24): The San Jose scale is moderately abundant, 
in southeastern Iowa. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March 21): Recent counts on pear at Columbia show only 
1.5 percent survival of the San Jose scale, with apparently considerable 
parasitization. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (March 22): The San Jose scale has been reported from 
moderately to very abundant generally. Slight infestations were observed 
on spirea and honeysuckle at Greenwood in Leflore County and West in Holmes 
County during the past few weeks. Complaints of the occurrence of this 
species on these two plants are rarely received. 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (March 20): The San Jose scale was very abundant at 
Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis County, on March 10, on a few apT}le trees that had 
not been properly sprayed. 
California. M. L. Jonos (March 16): Merced County reports the San Jose scale 
as causing medium damage to deciduous trees general^/-, and Tulare County 
reports the scale as moderately abundant on 5,000 acres of deciduous and 
citrus trees in February. 
ROUND-HEADED APPLE TREE BORER ( Sauerda Candida Fab . ) 
South Carolina. W. C. Hetties (March 19): A severe infestation of the round- 
headed apple borer was observed in an apple orchard in Pickens County. 
