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New Hampshire. L. C. Glover (May 24): European red mite hatched the week of May B, 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (May 25): The overwintering eggs were observed to "be 
hatching on May 1, and "between that date and May 4 they had hatch- a v 
generally throughout the State. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. of Agr. News Letter (May): During the last few days 
in April red mites began hatching in the Hudson River Valley. By the firs - : 
week in May they were out in numbers and apparently more abunde. Last 
year. By the end of the month considerable bronzing was observed in the 
Hudson River counties. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
PEACH 
ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH ( Crap hoi itha molesta Busck) 
Connecticut. P. Garman (May): Damage is not yet apparent, but we are expecting 
a large number in orchards because of the mild winter. Moths are just emerging. 
New York. P. J. Parrott (May 22): The oriental fruit moth is moderately to v 
abundant in western New York; emerging in large numbers. 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (May 25): Overwintered larvae 100 per cent pupated May 5; 
peak of spring brood emergence jfcpril 30 to May 4; first egs:s April 28; first 
larvae May 5. Twig injury conspicuous May 22-24. 
South Carolina. W. C. Nettles (May 22): The oriental fruit moth is severe in peach 
orchards in Clemson College and Greer. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (May 19): Considerable twig injury in one orchard at 
Culloden. • 
W. H. Clarke (May 14); The first adults of the first brood emerged today from 
field material collected at Thomaston. Twig infestation is light to moderate. 
(May 20): Oriental fruit moth is moderately abundant at Thomaston. Eirst- 
brood adults are emerging. 
Tennessee. H. G. Butler (May 22): The earliest first-brood moths emerged tod 
from twigs collected May 6 and 8 at Harriman. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (May 23): A small peach tree at Wiggins, Stone County, was 
reported on May 20 to be heavily infested with the oriental fruit moth. Injn 
to peach trees was also reported from New Albany, Union County, on April 2. . 
PLUM CURCULIO ( Conotrachelus nenuphar Hbst.) 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (May 25): The plum curculio is emerging fr 
hibernation and coming into the orchards in rather large numbers. TCe have just 
begun to note, within the last two or three days, the first evidence of feeding 
and egg-laying scars on cherries and plums. . 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. of Agr. News Letter (May): The first plum curculio 
to be jarred from a tree in the eastern part of the State was collected May II. 
This is the same date that the first beetle was collected last year. During 
the last week in May feeding punctures were found on cherries and pears. 
(Abstract, J.A.H.) 
