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Idaho Claule ^akolancb (March 19): 1 have not made extensive examinations 
of tl - Jose, scale but ci 5,000 insects examined on new water 
sprouts approximately 3b per cent are ali-^e. 
Oregon Don c„ Mote (January. 1°) : Reports from county a indicate that 
the San Jos y. scale is. increasing in Douglas- and Baker Counties. It 
is about holding its own in Josephine, Tillamook, and Benton 
Counties, and' seems to be decreasing in Lane, Multnomah, and Wasco 
Counties. Very little if any scale seems to be present in Klamath 
County and no information was received from Clatsop. and Lincoln 
Counties. 
OYSTER-SHELL SCALE ( Lepidos-^ohes ulmi L.) 
iiigan R. E. Petti t (March lb): The oyster-shell scale was received from 
Mason, Shaft sburg, and DeWitt today. In fact the oyster-shell 
scale is more generally distributed over the State than we could 
wi.sh. 
Nebraska M„ H. S^enk (April 1): During the past -"/inter a number of reports 
of infestation of Nebraska apple orchards with the oyster-shell 
scale were received. 
EUROPE Aft REE MITE ( Paratetranychus uilosus C. & F.) 
Stew Jersey Thomas J. Headlee (March 15): I wish to renort a practically state- 
wide abundance of the European red mite, particularly upon apple, 
but also upon peach. Thte distribution has been determined in the 
course of a survey of the occurrence of overwintering esre. 
A MARCH FLY ( Bibio albiuennis Loe-) ' 
' •'■° cl "' J ~ lakeland (March 19): Larvae were collectei in the soil 
at the ba.se. of an apple tree. I do not know that they are of any 
gnomic importance but' they were sent to me by a farmer with a 
[uest for information. 
PEAR 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica 12-nunctata Fab/) 
Mississippi R,. -J. Harned (March 27): Reported as being found on near trees 
at Gulfport during the first half of February by E. ". Bynum, and 
on neach at Darant on February 10, by G. R. Williams. E. Gladne 
and J. P. Kislanko report medium damage from this insect to pear 
blossoms on February 2'( at Ocean Springs, 
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SaIT JOSS SCALE ( Aspidictus nerniciosus Corns t. ) 
Georgia , r (March 19): At least three-fc e of the Georgia 
peach acreage at Fort Valley was sprayed - 3 lubricating-oil 
vision "' ;er for San Jos e control. Liquid lime- 
sulphur was used in the other orchards. Ar a n su] t the insect is 
now under very -cod control. It has "been* prevalent in. all sections 
of the peach colt, bat is no worse than during other recent years. 
