FRUIT INSECTS 
'?-ZiJERAL 
APHIIBAE 
New York 
Indiana 
..■iissouri 
Connecticut 
Illinois 
E. P. Felt (June 24): Various plant lice have been abundant dur- 
ing the past two weeks on elms, maples, and lindens and the rosy- 
aphid somewhat numerous upon apple trees in various sections of 
the -tate. The woolly elm leaf aphid has also been abundant in 
some localities. Plant lice are very numerous on tea and hybrid 
perpetual roses at Rochester and other species upon a number of 
trees and shrubs (R. E. Horsey). 
J. J. Davis (June 2): Apple aphids have not shown up very abundantl 
At Bedford, April 10, stem mothers and a few young of Arhi s a venae 
were present on almost every cluster and likewise with every aphid 
colony was an egg or larva of a syrphid, Syrphus americana . Then 
the same orchard was visited again, May 2 and again "May 20, the 
aphids of this species were practically eliminated. On April 10 
in the same orchard a single stem mother of the rosy apple aphid 
was observed. Cn May 22 occasional clusters were to be found, and 
apparently the first winged form appeared that day. (June 24): 
Probably the most conspicuous outbreak of the ii^th is the comeback 
by Aphididae. Aphids are exceedingly abundant everywhere and on 
everything. The rosy apple aphid is spotted according to our ob- 
servations, but the green apple aphid occurs in large numbers. 
'They are especially destructive to young trees and small trees 
which ware top-worked following the severe blight damage last year. 
Cherry is also heavily infested with the black cherry aphid. Shade 
trees of many kinds are infested and include linden, boxelder, and 
maples. 
A. C. Burr ill (May 31): The brown aphid on grapevines is epidemic, 
just as the brown plum aphid, previously reported, continues in 
quite serious epidemic, also some black aphid on shepherd's- purse. 
(June 10): Syrphids and lady beetles are not attacking plant lice 
generally. 
APPLE 
APPLE APHID ( Aphis pomi DeG. ) 
M. P. Zappe (June 22): Coccinellid larvae and syrphid larvae are no 
present in sufficient numbers to hold aphids in check. It is early 
in the season and not very many aphids are present but they have be 
increasing rapidly in the last few ^ e eks. 
T, P. Flint (Jjune 20): The green apple aphid is quite abundant in 
the southern and central sections of the State. It is causing some 
damage to nurseries. 
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