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P^ACH 
PEACH BCRFR 
(Ae£rei"_5a exitiosa Say) 
0» I* Sharp (Septenber IK): Increased interest, is shown in the 
use of paradicfciorobenzene for peach "borer control at Fort 
Valley. Practically all the commercial peach growers in Georgia 
vrill use die material this year. Present indications point to the 
use of 500,000 pounds this fall in the Southeastern States. Georgia 
peach growers obtained very satisfactory results with the material 
last year, when 230,000 pounds were used, 
SECT-HOLE BORER (Scolytus r ugulosus Ratz. ) 
J. A* Berly -(August 28): At Clemson College considerable damage 
was done to a porbion of the orchard before this insect was checked, 
H, A, Gos sard (September 18): This insect was received from 
West Unity attacking cherry August 21, and from Hibbith attacking 
peach. 
SNOWY TREE-CRICKET (Oecanthus njveus DeG,) 
T. D» Urbahns (September 3): This insect appeared in abundance 
on cling peaches about two weeks before the fruit was ready to 
pick and feeding upon the fruit made punctures about l/h inch 
across and as deep. About SO P er cent of the punctures became 
infected with brown rot, Sclerotinia f r ue t ige na , and out of a 
crop of U25 tons about 100 tons were lost from this injiiry* 
GREEN SDXHEEV3UG (Nesara hj.lar.is Pitch) 
H, A* Gos sard (September 18): The green soldier-bug was received 
from Uilloughby, August 28, damaging peach. It was noted at 
Waterville, September 6, injuring peach* In a large peach orchard 
at "Watierville the commercial damage was probably not more than I 
to 2 per cent over the orchard as a whole, but individual trees 
could be found where the commercial damage would reach 15 to 20 
percent and where at least 50 per cent of the peaches had been 
punctured and disfigured in all degrees, from slight to severe. 
Both the nymphal and adult forms werE observed to be still active 
and puncturing peaches September $. They have also done more damage 
in the vicinity of Port Clinton than for several years* 
G* A. Runner (Septenber 20): The green soldier-bug has caused 
considerable loss in many commercial peach orchards in the northern 
part of the State. Work of the insect has been noted in nearly 
all of the counties bordering on Lake Erie. In several orchards 
examined in Lorain, Erie, and Ottawa Counties, some of the trees 
showed a high percentage of deformed and unsalable fruit. In fruit 
packing houses in Ottawa County many of the cull peaches showed 
characteristic feeding marks of the soldier bug. 
