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Oregon I. J. Newcomer (April 6): This insect was first noted in the Wll 
11 » i 7 ln 1922j S ° Ee darage WaS d0ne ' but U is not y ct serious, 
un April 6, 1923, one or two adults were found on every or.cn blossor 
and some egg punctures were noted in the young fruits at Freewater. ' 
PEAR PSYLLA ( Psylla pvricola Foerst.) 
Wagoner 
New York C. C. (April 4): Adults are out and mating is taking place 
at Hilton and Highland. (April 10 } : Oviposit ion was observed' for 
the first time at Tiddlehope and Marlboro. 
P. D. Rupert (April 14): Adults are becoming active, and in sore 
of the warmer orchards there is considerable oviposition. (April 16) 
Adults are very abundant in Dutchess County. 
G. E. Smith (April 2, 6, 7): Adults came out on April 2 and were 
observed abundantly on the 6th and 7th in Orleans County. 
R. F. Illig (April 5): First adults are out at Scdus . 
E. W, Pierce (April 12): /dults were found active in Ontario County. 
(April 17) : Quite aoundant in the eastern part of Ontario County. 
A. B. Buchholz (April K): Egg laying has been abundant and active 
in some cases in Columbia County. 
TTTELVE- SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica 12- punctata Oliv.) 
Georgia 0.1. Sna PP (March 31): These beetles are feeding considerably on 
peach blossoms, especially where the trees are near a garden. Damage 
has also been noted to the young terminal leaves of year-old pear 
and peach trees at Fort Valley. 
PFf.CH 
PEACH BORER ( leperia exitiosa Say) 
Georgia 0.1. Snapp (April 21): Results from paradichlorobenzene have been 
unifonrily excellent in the Georgia peach belt this year. Great 
quantities were used and, from reports, all growers are veil pleased 
with the results. Some few wi;o failed to make the application last 
fall are trying spring treatments. These spring; treatments -"ere 
given about .April 1« 
PLUM CURCULIO ( Conotrachelus nenuphar Hbst.) 
Georgia 0. I. Snapp (April); The number of adult plum curculios that sur- 
vived the winter of 1922-23 in central Georgia is apparently very 
large. They are now appearing from hibernation in numbers. 51.7 
per cent of the beetles confined in a hibernation cage, with Bermuda 
grass sod, on September IS, 1921, appeared from hibernation during 
March, The appearance of the beetles from hibernation in other 
cages during I -arch was as follows: Dried leaves 46.5 per Cent, 
Spanish moss 34.2 per cent, pine needles 29 per cent, trash 21.2 
per cent, and bare soil 5.2 per cent. The winter has been rild, 
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