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PTAR THRIPS ( Taenio thrips inconsequens Uzel) 
Eev York r. y. State Coll. rf Agr., "cckiy Nc^s Letter (April): Dur- 
iny the third ree 1 - i: April -ocar thrips began to an^car in 
the lov.'cr Hudson Riv-jr Valley. Kb svaminy, however, has been 
noted up to Anril 25. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
California 3. Lockro'>d (Auril 20): Che pear thrips has been decidedly 
~ore numerous this Fpring than last year in the Sacrar.ento 
Delta and in the NaT a Valley of Sola.no County. 
CALIPORHIA PEAR IXTFLI ( Diohadr.us calif amicus Marlatt) 
California j. h. ^ynorc (?lar;h 29): The California -near sawfly is 
rather abundant in several •ocar orchards in the vicinity of 
Vacavillc and Davis, 
CHI3RY 
BLACK IHSBET APHID ( "yzus c era si Pab. ) 
Nov York N. Y. State Coll. of Agr. , Weekly Hews Letter (April): Black 
cherry sohids bega-". hatching during the second week in April 
in the lover Hudson River Valley, and during the third week in 
central Nev York. This insect seens to be unusually abundant 
this year. 
CHEEKY PRjIT SAV.'PLY ( Ho-loca-oa cookei Clarke) 
California p. H. tfynore (March 29): 'The cherry fruit savfly has done 
considerable da~ta :e to the very snail "Beauty" plums in on 
orchard near Vacaville. 
RA5P3ZRRY 
R032 SCALZ ( Aulacaspis r^sac Bouche) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (Anril 26): The rose scale vrs reported as 
abundant on raspberry °t Terre Haute in January. Also on 
r^ s e a t Ln f aye tt e . 
Mississippi 7. A. Snith (Anril 29): The rose scale has been renorted on 
raspberries in Tate County. 
GRAPL 
GRAPD LZLITHOPFUR ( Drythroneura co--.cn Say) 
Y^rk H. Y. State Coll. of Agr., weekly Ners Letter (April 25): 
Srope leafhop-oc rs ere flying in Chautauqua County. 
