States" ^\^ Tr ' 0rm ~ eejlS t0 * S ^idenuc abundance in the Few England 
States Few Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In the last State, the infestation is 
reported as the worst observed in the pact Uo years. 
feids on maples are extremely abundant in Ohio and Indiana, where they 
sing considerable annoyance in the cities by heavy excretions of honey- 
are causing 
de-7. 
Several cases of tularaemia, two of which terminated fatally, have been 
reported from Arkansas. 
Screw-worm conditions are considerably worse than usual for this time of 
cne year m parts of Texas, occasioning heavy losses of lambs and young calves. 
White ants continue to be a serious feature in the maintenance of wooden 
structures over a wide area. Reports range from Indiana to Febraska and 
southward to Kansas. 
ito unusual household pest in the form of a pemphredonid -asp is reported 
as damaging porch flooring in Mi ssissio^i. 
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Hew severe outbreaks of the European apple sucker have aooeared between 
Ber-ick and h'idfleton, Fova Scotia, some apple orchards being" 100 per cent in- 
fested. Recently, the insect was also found on Prince Edward Island. 
The green peach aphis, Kysus -persicae Sulz. , was exceedingly prevalent in 
the southern Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, this spring, being particularly 
destructive to blooms and young fruits: 
There is a widespread and rather heavy infestation of the rose leaf hopper 
in western Fova Scctia, affecting roses and apple. 
Large numbers of the predaciotis mite Hemisar coutes malus Shimerhave been 
found on. trees infested with oyster-shell scale, in the Coldstream district, 
British Columbia. This mite is believed to be an important factor in the con- 
trol of the scale in the Okanagan Valley. 
Strawberry leaf-rollers caused condiderable damage to the foliage and 
blossom. buds of strawberries in sections of the Okanagan Valley, this spring. 
The fall canker -orra has infested 75 per cent of the apple orchards in the 
■iainapolis Valley, and the Fictou district, "ova Scotia, causing severe defolia- 
tion in untreated orchards. The infestation, which has been increasing in in- 
tensity during the past few rears, is no- probably at its maximum. 
The eye-spotted bud-moth, Smionota ocellana D. & S. , is infestin rich 
larger area in the Annapolis Valley than during previous season, ar 
intensity of infestation is the greatest so far experienced. 
"bite grubs caused considerable injury to roots of young fruit trees at 
^dge^ood, British Columbia. They have also been reported as unusually abund- 
dant in the !Ereesbank district, Manitoba, 
