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PULLDR'S R03D BZTTLD ( Asynor.ychus godmani Crotch) 
Georgia '.7. H. Clarke (April 18): The'number of these beetles 
caught in jarring peach trees at Ehomaston has rapidly de- 
creased since the freezing weather of the middle of March. 
Only two were caught on the 16th. 
SHOTTY TREE CRICK3? ( Qecanthus niveus DeG. ) 
Georgia '7. H. Clarke (April 18): Peach twigs collected from re- 
plants and 2-year-old trees on March 11 at' Tho~.aston shoved 
a few eggs imbedded in the pith. 
BLACK PEACH APHID ( Anuraohi s T?ersicac-niger Smith) 
New Jersey T. J. Headlee (Aoril 4): The only striking thing has been 
the presence of the black -Reach aphid on peach trees through- 
out the latter -oart of winter. 
THRIP5 ( Prmkliniella spp. ) 
California S. Lockwood (April 20): Fro^ examinations made and re- 
ports reaching this office, it vould see~i that Franklinielln 
spp. have been responsible for more than normal damage to 
peaches and nectarines in both the Sen Joaquin and Sacramento 
Valleys. 
PEAR 
E3AH PSYLLA ( Psyllia -oyricola lb erst. ) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (April 25): 'To noted the first case of pear 
psylla in the college orchard here on April 20. Che cold, 
windy wepthcr was cousin,;,' the adult psyllas to be very in- 
active on the trees. 
New York N. Y. State Coll. of Agr. , Weekly News Letter (Aoril): 
Psyllas were emerging in fair ntnbers on the first of the 
month in the extreme southern part of the State and egg 
laying was observed as early as Ae-ril 2 in Dutchess County. 
lh> to the third week in the month but little egg laying had 
taken place although adult flies were quite numerous at that 
time . ( Ab s t rac t, J . A. H . ) 
