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APPL3 APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
Vermont. H. L. 3ailey ('"arch 25): 3ggs -of the reen apple aphid ( Anhis 
noni DeG. ) are moderately abundant at Shelburne and Charlotte, in 
Chittenden County. 
Connecticut. P. Ganan (March 23): At>hid eggs are abundant in nearly 
every orchard visited in .Tor Haven County. Those hatched so far in 
the laboratory are of the ;;reen a.-^-le aphid. 
New York. P. J. Parrot t (March 19): Aphid eggs are plentiful in 
western I'er York. ... 
Pennsylvania. H. S. Hodgkiss (''arch 24): Aphid eggs are generally abun- 
dant throughout the State. 
Virginia. .7. J. Schoene (r-.fe.rch --5): The nerly hatched ample aphids were 
found on apple buds in the Roanoke section oy ''arch 14 and in the 
Crozet section by March 19. It appears now from the few observations 
made that a heavy infestation of the rosy aphid ( Anure.^hi s roseus 
3aker) will occur in Virginia orchards this year. The insects vere 
observed on the foliage in large numbers last fall, also a few have 
been hatched prematurely by taking the eggs in the house. 
'"est Virginia. L. M. Peairs (March 28): I have reports from several 
sections, notably the Eastern Panhandle and Monongalia County, that 
a-\hid eggs are extremely abundant on apple. 3ggs hatched in the 
laboratory nrove to be about 40 percent green aphid (A, pomi ) and 30 
percent rosy aphid (A. roseus). 
Michigan. Hay Hutson (March 25): Aphid eggs are very plentiful through- 
out the fruit belt along Lake Michigan. 
Iowa. H. 3. Jaques (March 25): Some apple trees shov a rather heavy in- 
festation of a;ohid eggs. 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (March 19): Eggs of the green apple aphid and the 
rosy apple aphid are common in apple orchards in Soxelder County. 
Oregon. 3. G. Thompson (March 17): Rosy apple aphid at Monroe, the first 
being found on March 17. 
