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Thus far, reports from Mississippi to Virginia and westward to 
Wisconsin indicate that aphids are comparatively scarce on deciduous 
fruit trees. 
The first record of collecting adult codling moth was made in 
Georgia on April 16. In the East Central States the insect appears to 
have passed the winter in good condition and in large numbers. 
Tent caterpillar abundance was generally reported along the At- 
lantic coast from New Hampshire to Florida. The larvae were practically 
full grown in Florida by the middle of March, whereas in Hew Hampshire 
eggs were first observed hatching on April 19. 
Serious damage by the flatheaded apple tree borer was reported 
from Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma, urobably a result of the drought 
of recent years. 
The mild winter was reflected in heavy survival of the San Jose 
scale. 
The heavy infestation of the green citrus aphid in Florida, re- 
ported in the last number of the Survey Bulletin, was brought under al- 
most complete control by a period of heavy rains during the first part 
of the month, which encouraged a rapid development of a fungous disease. 
The tomato pinworm was unusually abundant in southern California. 
During the last week in the month Mexican bean beetles were ob- 
served in the field in the Norfolk section of Virginia. During about 
the same period they were reported from Alabama and Mississippi. 
Damage to beans by the bean leaf beetle was reported from Georgia 
to Louisiana and up the Atlantic coast to Virginia. 
A light infestation of pepper weevil was found in Sarasota County, 
Fla. This, is' the first infestation in the State outside of Manatee 
County. 
The tobacco flea beetle was more destructive than usual in the Caro- 
linas. It was also reported in small numbers from Florida and Tennessee. 
In the eastern part of the Cotton Belt , although boll weevils ap- 
parently passed the winter successfully, the small numbers that went into 
hibernation indicate light early infestation. In the southern part of 
Texas, on the other hand, owing to the fact that the cotton remained green 
throughout the winter, the insect will probably be more abundant than 
usual . 
Present indications are that the cotton flea hopper will be more 
abundant than usual in parts of Texas. The spring emergence is higher 
than in any previous year. 
