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New York 
Maryland 
VJashington 
CHERRY 
BLACK CHERRY APHID ( Myzus ccrasi Fab.) 
Weekly Nev/s Letter, H. Y. State College of Agr. r May: The 
black cherry aphid is very numerous on sweet cherries in the 
Hudson River Valley. 
J. A, Hyslop (May 29): Large colonies of these aphids are 
on the terminal leaves of all varieties of cherry (swe^-t and 
Japanese) at Avanel. The leaves are starting to curl. 
"SSVILS (D yslobus spp . ) 
V.". W. Baker (May 22): D. decoratus Lee. is numerous on 
cherry and hydrophyllum, and D. granicollis Lee. is numerous 
on cherry, wild gum, and salmonberry around Puyallup. 
Georgia 
-issouri 
Oklahoma 
I daho 
plu:; 
RUSTY" PLU:': APHID ( Eysteroneura setariae Thos.) 
C. I. Snapp (May 16): This insect, which is usually abundant 
in middle Georgia, is apparently scarce this year. Vie have 
noted no damage in plum orchards and no complaints of damage 
have reached the laboratory. 
L. Haseman (Way 24): This insect is moderately abundant at 
Columbia. 
C. S. Sanborn (May 21): Aphis setariae is moderately .abundant. 
THISTLE APHID (Aphis cardui L.) 
C. 7,'akeland (May 21): Aphi s cardui is very abundant on 
prunes in the southwestern part of the State. It is now curl- 
ing the leaves badly and clustering on the fruit stems. 
Michigan 
'.'lashing ton 
RAS73HFP.Y 
RASPBERRY FRUIT ~0RM (B yturus unicolor Say) 
R. E. Pettit (May 29): I roco5.vcd specimens of B, unicolor 
this morning from Berrien County, with the report that they 
are threatening the crops of this important small fruit district. 
I have not yet ascertained how widespread the infestation is, 
but from the tone of the writers, one would gather th-^t they 
are considerably alarmed. 
'7. TT. Baker (May 22): The raspberry fruit worm, which has 
''oecn v_ry injurious to loganberries during the past two years, 
