of the bud form of the mite in a few pear orchards in the 
Antelope Valley. Horticultural Inspector V7« L„ '.Torthy of Los 
Angeles County has reported a type of injury to pears in some 
of the orchards in the Antelope Valley district which he believes 
is a similar type' to that reported by Mr. Parker. Heavy infesta- 
tion of the bud form of mite causes a ruSseting and in some 
cases a stunting of the fruit, as well as the dropping of blossoms 
and young fruit and a dwarfing of both foliage and fruit. 
Inspector Worthy recently selected specimens from pear orchards 
which have in the past shown a type of russeting and had deter- 
minations made through Mr. G. R» Gorton, Deputy Horticultural 
Commissioner of Los Angeles County. In each instance the speci- 
men showed infestation of the pear leaf blister mite, and an 
attempt is being made by correlating the damage and infestations 
in the orchards to determine whether or not the mite is in the 
bud form found by Mr* Parker. 
PEACH 
PLUM CURCULIO ( Conotrachelus nenuphar Hbst.) 
Georgia 0. I„ Snapp (February 20) : Prom present indications we can 
expect an early insect season in Georgia. Peach buds are burst- 
ing two to three weeks ahead of the normal date. The chances are 
that the curculio will begin to leave hibernation early in March, 
and if so, we can look for two generations in Georgia. The winter 
has been unusually mild, and in all probability the mortality 
of insects in hibernation has been lighter than usual to date.. 
S/ULLER»S ROSE BEETLE ( Pantaraorus fulleri Horn) 
Georgia M. S„ Yeomans (-February 12): The writer has also neticed im 
one particular peach orchard in the Port Valley section a 
large nunber of Puller's rose beetles. As high as 20 of these 
beetles ivere counted to a tree. They seem to be attracted to 
fcecently pruned trees. 
TARNISHED PLANT BUG ( Lygus pratensis L. ) 
Illinois S. C, Chandler (March); Examinations made of hibernating 
tarnished plant bugs in mullein plants in southern Illinois show 
the bugs to be present in very small numbers, and peach cat- 
facing is not expected to be severe. 
ORIENTAL PRUIT MOTH ( Laspeyresia molesta Busck) 
Illinois S* C. Chandler (March): On February 18, at Carbondale, in 
southern Illinois, 28 per cent of the oriental' fruit noth larvae 
kept in corrugated strips in a cage entirely exposed to the 
weather were dead, possibly from low temperatures. The lowest 
temperature at this point has been 2 degrees below zero. 
