A. L. Pierstorff (April 14): Abundant in most orchards in 
Chautauqua County. 
P. D. Rupert (April 14): Very prevalent in cany places and can 
be found in nearly every orchard in Dutchess County- (April 16): 
Moderately abundant in most orchards. 
F. K. Bond (April 14): Has been reported in several well sprayed 
orchards in Oswego County. 
P. J. Chapman (April 7): Does not appear to be very prevalent even 
in neglected orchards in Genesee County. 
R. F. Ulig (April 16): Has been reported from Sodus and Williamson 
E.Y7. Pierce (April 17): A little has been found in most orchards 
but it is not serious in well sprayed orchards in Ontario County. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (April 20): This insect continues as the most serious 
apple insect and is now extending its range of destructiveness to 
northern Indiana. It has a comparatively low winter mortality. 
Many growers are using the new lubricating-oil emulsion. Some are 
reporting trouble with this raterial. Apparently this is frequently 
due to the use of lime-sulphur barrels to contain the stock emulsion, 
or to tanks having been previously used for lime-sulphur . In other 
cases the emulsion was, apparently, improperly made or the water used 
to dilute the stock solution was of such a nature that it caused a 
separation. In cur spray tests the miscible oils and the emulsion 
continue to give satisfactory controls, the dry and liquid lime- 
sulphurs being less satisfactory. 
B. A. Porter (April 25): Winter mortality has ranged at Vincennes 
from 25 per cent to 65 per cent, depending; mainly on condition of wood 
Arkansas A. J. Ackerman (April 5): The San Jose scale has caused more damage 
to orchards of northwestern Arkansas in the last two years than any 
other pest during the history of apple growing in this section. A 
material reduction in the scale infestation in Benton County was 
effected with the dormant lubricating-oil emulsion spray applied 
last spring. During the dormant season of 1922-23 about 95 per cent 
of the orchards of Benton and Washington Counties have been sprayed 
with lubricating-oil emulsion for this scale. 
Idaho Don B. Whelan and Claude Wakeland (April 14): Apple trees are worst 
infested, but the scale is attacking many other kinds of fruit trees, 
shade trees and shrubs in Gem and Canyon Counties. Infestations 
this year are the worst that have occurred in years . Horticultural 
inspectors say 1922 was the worst year they have ever experienced in 
scale control. 
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I'aine B. Alexander (April 7): Trees of Mcintosh red apple ai*e nearly 
covered at Richmond. 
