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SAN JOSE SCALE (A spidiotus perniciosus Comst.) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (April 23): Scattering 'on apple and plum trees at 
Brattleboro. Many apparently live insects. 
New York. R. E. Horsey (April 17)? Scarce at Rochester since the cold win- 
ter of 1933-3^ • Some scale lived over at the base of shrubs where they 
were protected by leaves or snow. This year the scale was found on 
several cotoneasters, a few being severely infested. Several Prunus 
spp. , all low shrubs, have considerable scale. Four mountain ash trees, 
6 to S inches in diameter, were a few years ago matted with scale in 
places on the main trunk, but there is only a little scattered new scale 
to be found this year. 
E. P. Felt (April 2k)\ Very -abundant on apple at Jericho, N. Y. 
Hew Jersey. T. L. Guyton (April 5) : Numerous and causing death of some 
limbs and trees at Pittsgrove. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (April 22): The survey conducted in southern Michigan 
in Berrien, Allegan, Grand Traverse, Oakland, and other fruit-producing 
counties, as well as casual observation in other counties where fruit 
trees are not so' numerous, indicates that very few scale survived the 
winter. The populations are low in all orchards visited. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (April 2^): Scale apparently survived the winter 
in southern and eastern Wisconsin better than usual because of the mild 
winter and no low temperature over extended periods. All susceptible 
host plants in Appleton were sprayed. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (April 22): One cotoneaster hedge in the northern 
part of Eargo is heavily infested with San Jose scale. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (April 20): Infestation has increased rapidly as a 
result of the uninterrupted reproduction during the unusually mild win- 
ter, and the pest is now a serious problem in a number of peach orchards 
in central Georgia. The infestation is now considerably heavier than 
usual. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 2--0 : The mild winter has been favorable for 
increasing infestations. Most plant board inspectors reported that it 
was causing very serious injury in nearly all sections of the State. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (April 27): The carry-over in Missouri has been very 
light this year and comparatively little late dormant spraying has been 
done. 
California. L. D. Christenson (April 23): Within the past 2 weeks we have 
noted an infestation in an orchard at Kemet. 
