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MissiSsippi R. W. Harned and assistants (April): The San Jose scale 
is reported as quite generally prevalent throughout the State 
and very abundant throughout the northern half of the State, 
killing trees in some places. 
Colorado C. P. Gillette (April 22): The San Jose scale is scarce; 
there are some in Mesa County. 
Nevada G. G.Schweis (April 18): The San Jose scale is 
moderately abundant, mostly on old apple trees, showing no injury, 
Washington M. A. Yothers (March 25): Examinations of approximately 
2,000 San Jose scales at each of three places in the Yakima 
Valley show a mortality of 23 per cent where the minimum 
January temperature was -14° F., 68 per cent where it was 
-18° F., and 100 per cent where it was -28° F. 
Ohio 
Indiana 
South Dakota 
Missouri 
Indiana 
OYSTER-SHELL SCALE ( Lepidosaphes ulmi L. ) 
J. S. Houser (April 16): The oyster-shell scale is 
moderately abundant throughout the State. 
J. J. Davis (March 29): The oyster-shell scale is 
moderately abundant over the north half of the State. 
H. C. Severin and A. L.Ford (April 22): The oyster- 
shell scale is always a serious pest in eastern South Dakota, 
This year is no. exception. 
L. Haseman and P. H. Johnson (April 21); The oyster-shell 
scale is reported as moderately abundant at Waver ly; young 
crawlers were observed April 15. 
SCURFY SCALE ( Chionaspis furfura Fitch) 
J. J. Davis (March 31): The scurfy scale is reported 
abundant on apples at.LaPorte. 
New York 
•- ■ PEAR 
PEAR PSYLLA ( Psylla pyricola Forst.) 
Weekly News Letter, N. Y. State Coll. Agr. (April): 
The pear psylla began laying eggs in the lower Hudson River 
Valley on March 20, and by the first week in April egg-laying 
was very heavy throughout that region and fly emergence was 
being reported from the Lake region. 3y the middle of the 
month egg-laying was reported from the entire State. In 
general, the situation, is not more serious than usual. 
