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On the whole, the codling moth seems to have ha?n stimulated by the 
unusually high summer temperatures, and severe late injury is reported 
from the entire drought area. 
The oriental fruit moth is apparently not unusually abundant through- 
out the New England and Laddie Atlantic States; in fact twig infestation 
has been lighter than usual over much of this territory. This condition 
extends southward to Georgia and westward to Indiana. 
The plum curculio seems to be unusually abundant throughout the 
Northern States and at a very low ebb in the South. 
x 'he citrus whitefly and the citrus rust mite have been more trouble- 
some than usual in Florida. This is believed to be due to the dry -eather 
inhibiting the development of entomogenous fungi. 
Blister beetles are generally prevalent and destructive throughout 
the East-central and North-central States. 
The asparagus beetle is definitely recorded for the first time 
from southern California. The pest has been more or less serious through- 
out central California for a number of years. 
In Massachusetts the Mexican bean beetle has been found to be -ell 
distributed over the Connecticut Valley region of Hampden County and north- 
ward into Hampshire County. The pest has also been found in a few in- 
stances in Franklin County. In the older infested States in the 6ltov 
area the incect was reduced to a negligible factor by the high temperatures. 
Tobacco hornworms are very decidedly less abundant than usual in the 
Tennessee tobacco-growing districts. 
The saddled prominent, Heterocamc-a guttivitta '-Talk., is a:". -ring 
in outbreak numbers in the hew England States -.here it is defoliating 
large areas of beech and maple. 
The gipsy moth is at a low ebb of abundance but the brown-tail moth 
is showing a decidedly upward trend in the New land States. 
A repetition of the outbreak of the green-striped maple worm ■ ..ich 
occurred in 1917 and 1918 is occurring in parts of Massachusetts road 
Connecticut. 
