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Mississippi. C. Lyle (October 21): A .sli yht infestation on "broom corn was 
reported from Moorhead, Sunflower Co-ant:,-, on September 30. 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (September and October): C. sorghiella is very abundant and 
destructive 'to late maturing liegari and other 'train Bor^hwrn. 
CORN 3AR WORM ( Heliothi s obsolota Fab. ) 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (October 25): One of the outstanding records of insect 
damage during the month was a report from "Ellsworth and' Chetopa, , of the corn 
ear worm attacking-, the heads. P'f .late maturing sorghums. Twelve acres of late 
planted Hegari at Chetopa.had the:" immature seed destroyed, jn both localities 
reports show from one to 12 larvae in practically every head. 
F R U I T I N S 3 C . T S . ' 
APPLE 
. RI3E3D' COCOON MAEUR; ( Bucculatrix pomifoliolla Clem. ) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (September 20 to October -20): During the first week in 
October an apple orchard in Douglas County was found with many cocoons of 
3. pomifoliella , an uncommon pest in Nebraska, 
APPL3 L3AF SX^L^ONIZZR ( Psorosina hammondi Rile-) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (October 26); The apple; leaf skeletonizcr has been 
responsible-, for considerable damage to apple trees in the Henderson area. 
APPLD MAGGOT , ( Rhagol eti $ . pomonolla - Wal sh) 
New Hampshire, l. c. Glover- (October 22): The apple mag rot is the .most .serious 
pest of apples in this State at ; the present time. Injury- is probably more 
severe than the injur:/: from 'all of the other apple pests put together. 
New York. Geneva Experiment Station (October 22): Apple maggots arc from scarce 
to moderately abundant in western Now York. Moderately abundant in Hudson 
Valley and Lake Champlain districts. Slightly more abundant than last season 
although control is excellent where definite efforts were made to fight the 
pest. ,- ... 
Pennsylvania. T. L. Guy ton (October ,27); The 'apple mag rot has appeared in de- 
structive numbers at Harrisburg. A recent survey of TJrie Count" showed it 
present in all orchards where a definite codling moth spray schedule was not 
followed out. It was not present in sufficient numbers in sprayed orchards 
to cause any loss; • • ' ' 
•APHIDS(Aphiidae) .'...' . 
Missouri. I. Haseman- (October 2l)f Lice on the win- -were returni:. t to apple 
October 10 to 20; mostly apple -train aphi d ( Rho pal o s i phum prim i f o 1 i a c Pitch). 
Winged and wingless lice observed on apple leaves. 
