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since April 15, only four pupae have been collected to date, which indi- 
cates that there is practically no pupation of this insect under orchard 
conditions in this locality until July. 
Colorado. G. LI. List (June 22): Pupae of the peach tree "borer were found 
in the Palisade section on June 13. The injury from this insect to both 
peach and cherry trees has been heavier than during the past two seasons. 
BLACK PEACH APHID (Anuraphis persicae-niger Smith) 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (May 22): The black peach aphid is abundant on 
planting of young peaches at Camden. 
LEAF-EOOTED BUG ( Leptoglossus phyllopus L. ) 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (June 20): This insect continues abundant at Fort Valley, 
and has caused many misshaped peaches, llymphs are abundant. 
PEAR 
PEAR PSYLLA ( Psyllia pyricola Foerst. ) 
Connecticut. P. Garman (June 2*+): The pear psylla is not abnormally abundant 
on pear in Hew Haven County. 
Hew York. IT. Y. State Coll. Agr. Hews Letter (June): During the first week 
in the month eggs for the second brood were being laid in the Hudson River 
Valley, and about the middle of the month eggs were hatching. In the 
western part of the Sto/te this insect was very numerous. A report from 
llonroe County indicates that it was more numerous than ever before. 
PEAR MIDGE ( Contarinia pyrivora Riley) 
Hew York. IT. Y. State Coll. Agr. Hews Letter (June): The pear midge seriously 
damaged the fruit crop in a number of orchards in both the eastern and 
western parts of the State. 
ROSE LEAP BEETLE ( Hodonota puncticollis Say) 
Hew York. IT. Y. State Coll. Agr. Hews Letter (June): Rose leaf beetles were 
especially abundant in Dutchess County last week. They made up for their 
delayed appearance ^oy an unusually vigorous campaign on apples and pears. 
Where fresh applications of arsenic had not been made, injury was serious. 
They began feeding heavily on pears on June 17 in Ulster County and have 
ruined the pears in one orchard. 
A 7L0WZR THRIPS ( Frankliniella tritici calif ornica Moulton) 
California. E. J. Ryan (June 17): Thrips, principally this species, have boon 
causing some damage to pears in the Antolopo Valley, and some control 
treatments have been applied. 
