New York 
C. R. Crosby (March 7): Infested twigs have been received from 
Rochester. (April 2): : Trees are badly infested at Hinckley. 
(April 9) : At Cambridge apple trees are badly infested. 
R. F. Illig (April 9 and 12): Reports have been received of 
infestations at Sodus Point and Newark. 
E. V\ Pierce (April 14): The oyster-shell scale is prevalent in 
most orchards in Ontario County. (April 17): Prevalent throughout 
tne (County. 
A. L. Pierstorff (April 14] 
County. 
Abundant in many orchards in Chautauqua 
New York 
Pennsylvania 
Indiana 
New York 
Illinois 
New York 
Washington 
New York 
P. J. Chapman (April 14): Generally prevalent in Genesee County. 
EUROPEAN RED MITE ( Paratet ranvchus pilosua Can. & Fanz.) 
C. R. Crosby (March 29): A specimen has been received from 
Binghamton. 
P. D. Rupert (April 16): Eggs are very abundant in Dutchess County. 
S. W, Frost (April 23): Eggs of the red-spider are abundant in 
Adams County this spring. The first eggs hatched on April 21. 
B. A. Porter (April 25): Winter egzs fairly abundant in the 
vicinity of Vincennes, on apple and peach. 
E. J. Newcomer (March 27): Winter eggs are much more numerous 
than usual in the Yakima Valley. 
TARNISHED PLANT-BUG ( Lvgus prat ens is L . ) 
P. J. Chapman (April 14): Adults have been found hibernating under 
the bark of old apple tree in Genesee County. 
J. H. Bigser (March 27): Adults have just been seen flying out of 
hibernation near Jacksonville, Morgan County. 
SHOT-HOLE BORER (S colytus rurulesus Ratz .) 
C. R. Crosby (April 4): Apple trees are badly infested at Dansville. 
THREE-CORNERED TREEHOPPER (species undetermined) 
E. J. Newcomer (March 27): This undetermined species deposits 
winter eggs in the twigs of the apple, often severely damaging young 
trees. The hoppers, undoubtedly, feed on the cover crops and weeds. 
PEAR 
PEAR THRIPS ( Taeniothrips inconseauens Uzel) 
A. B. Euchholz (April 16): The first thrips was noticed on the 
buds at Hudson. 
