-397- 
the last few weeks. This, combined with the scarcity of rain, caused 
considerable drop of the Jonathan apples early in September, though during 
the middle and latter part of September Where Jonathans were not picked, 
the dropping of the fruit largely stopped.. 
FLATHEALED APPLE TREE 3 OEM ( Chrysobothris femorata Oliv. ) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (September 25) '• Continues to be reported from many parts 
of the State damaging apple and maple. 
Missouri. L. Hascman .(September 23): Although adults were more abundant earlier 
in the summer than we have ever seen them in Missouri, there is really less 
damage showing up during September than occurred during the past" two' or 
three falls.' Unfortunately, there are plenty of the borers in weakened 
trees and developing on limbs and exposed trunks in healthy trees, but far 
less than we expected. 
Nebraska. M. • H* Swenk (September 22): Complaints of damage to fruit and' shade 
trees, principally ash, elm, willow, and flowering crab apple, were re- 
ceived from August 20 to September 22 from several counties. 
Oklahoma. F, A. Fenton (September 20): Continues to be the most important 
tree-boring insect on shade trees. Reports arc being received from widely 
scattered parts of' the State. 
ROUNLHEADED APPLE TREE BORER ( Saperda Candida 'F. ) 
Missouri. L. Hasemar. (September 23): At Columbia the young larvae hatched 
during August and by early September most of them were through the outer 
bark feeding on the .cambium. By the middle of September, many of these 
had developed tunnels 2 and 3 inches in length, and the grubs were over 
|r inch long. In some orchards they have been unusually abundant,' and ; 
where not remove.d promptly seriously damaged both young and bearing trees. 
PEACH 
.PLUM CURCULIO (C onotrachelus nenuphar Hbst.) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snaop (September U) : Jarring records showed a considerable 
increase in adult curculios in peach orchards at Fort Valley, central 
Georgia, early in September. An average of 1.5 beetles per tree were 
taken by jarring on September U. This is more than at any time since 
April 3» when adults were appearing from hibernation. Weather conditions 
have been favorable for the development of the second generation, and 
the sudden increase of adults in peach orchards is believed to be due 
largely to the recent emergence of second-generation adults from the soil* 
Many of the beetles caught on September U were clean and looked to be new 
individuals. Seventy percent of the first-generation females deposited 
second-generation eggs, which is more than usual. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (September 22): Reported attacking plums in Sheridan 
County, September 6. 
