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FRUIT INSECTS 
CALIFORNIA TENT CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoraa calif ornica Pack.) 
California. F. H. Wymore (April IS): Heavy infestation noticed of 
the California tent caterpillar and a few colonies of M. disstria 
Hbn. on prune and cherry trees in the orchards of the Asti Colony, 
"between Clovcrdale and Geyserville. From 12 to 15 colonies of 
caterpillars were seen on many of the trees. Not a great deal of 
damage was apparent at that time, "but most of the caterpillars 
were in the second instar, so if nothing is done to prevent 
feeding, a great deal of damage will result. 
LEAP CRUMPLES ( Minoola indigenella Zell.) 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (April 6): M_. indigenella was found at El Campo 
in Wharton County, on April 0", on plum trees. 
TARNISHED PLANT 3UG- ( Lygus prat ens is L. ) 
New York. N. Y. Stato Coll. Agr. News Letter (April): Tarnished 
plant hugs numerous in Rockland County on April 13. In Ulster 
County on April 25, they were numerous on opening "buds. 
Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgkiss (April 19): Adults are more abundant 
on apple, cherry, and peach buds than for several years. 
SAN JOSE SCALE ( Aspidiotus pernio iosus Coins t.) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (April 27): San Jose scale is very abundant 
on peach trees in orchards in western Kentucky. 
South Carolina. L. 0. Cartwright (April 23): Injury is being com- 
plained of by peach growers in the south-central section. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 25): L. J. Goodgame, of Aberdeen, and 
N. D. Peets, of Brookhaven, report heavy infestations oh un- 
sprayed fruit trees in their districts. 
Arizona. C. D. Lcbcrt (April 21): A heavy infestation was found in a 
large rose garden in the Phoenix area. 
Washington. E. J. Newcomer (April 5): M.A.Yothcrs examined 2,000 over- 
wintering scales on apple trees and 1,500 on pear trees. At Yaki- 
ma there were 95 percent and 93 percent alive on the two fruits, 
respectively. This is the result of a very mild winter, the mini- 
mum temperature having been 17° F. 
SCURFY SCALE ( Chjonaspis furfura Fitch) 
Connecticut. E. P. Felt (April 23): The scurfy bark louse was extreme- 
ly abundant on an apple tree at Stamford. 
