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ranging in the 4C'3. That night our cold "'eather hit, and since 
that time there has been Jap emergence. On the day we banded 
the trees we collected one male fall canker worm, Alsophi la 
pometaria Harr*, and one male spring canker worm, Paleacrita 
vernata Peck, 
EUROPEAN RED HITS, ( paratetranychus ^ilosus Can. & Fanz.) 
Pennsylvania H. E« Hodgkiss (February 15): .7e have noted an abundance cf 
eggs of the European red spider throughout the entire eastern 
half of the State, and in occasional orchards scattered throu - 
most of the '"estarn counties. In other words, we expect to have 
a continuation of our severe red spider infestation the comisng 
spring. 
SAN JOSE 3CAIE ( Aspidiotus pernicics-qs Comst. ) 
Pennsylvania H* E, Hodgkiss (February 15): The San Jose scale is comparative- 
ly unimportant except in occasional unsprayed orchards. 
Illinois S* C* Chandler (March): This insect is reported to be quire 
scarce in the orchards in southern Illinois. In western Illinois 
the scale is moderately abundant in a few orchards, but is quite 
general in the orchards of the large apple-growing section in 
this part of the State. Counts made during the first part of 
February show from 30 to 35 per cent of the scale alive at that 
time. This is about the normal percentage for this time of the 
year. 
Georgia Oliver I, Snapp (February 20): On account of financial condi- 
tions a number of peach orchards have not been sprayed this 
winter for the San Jose scale. As a result, we look for this in- 
sect to increase in Georgia, followed by the abandonment of seme 
orchards on account of the pest. 
Alabama J. M» Hobinson (February 18): The crawlers of the scale insects 
have been active on fruit at Auburn. 
PEAR 
PEAR LEAF BLISTER MITE ( Sriophye s pyri Pgst.) 
California Monthly Ee^'s letter, Los Angeles County Horticultural Commission, 
Volume 11, No. 2, February 15: William B. Parker reports in 
the December, 1928, issue of the Blue Anchor that he finds t * 
there are two strains of the pear leaf blister mite attacking the 
pear trees in California. 
Apparently there is no difference in their structure but their 
habits and the type of injury that they cause are quite different, 
Nov will the usual control measures applied for the regular pear 
leaf blister mite, which consists of a spraying with lime aiii 
sulphur in the fall, be at all effective against the bud site? 
It is quite possible that lor- Angeles County has an infestati«3 
