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year, and may indicate a lighter infestation throughout 
the season, although the spring has been unusually cold 
and rainy and this may be keeping theiU in hibernation later 
than usual. (April 21): The oldest curculio larvae 
are now 7 to 10 days old. 7e are expecting larvae to begin 
leaving peach drops around April 28, which is later than 
usual and may result in only one generation before the 
close of the peach season. While the appearance of adults 
from hibernation has been heavy during the last two weeks, 
the infestation is lighter than last year and may be con- 
sidered a normal one. 
Florida J. R. TTatson (April 26): The plum curculio is moderately 
abundant over the northern and central parts of the State. 
Ohio J. S. He-user (April 16): The plum curculio is moderately 
abundant throughout the State. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (April 28): ^he plum curculio is moderately 
abundant in localized areas. 
Illinois S. C. Chandler (April 15): Unsprayed apple trees jarred 
at Carbondale showed the first curculios on April 14 at the 
time of full bloom of apples. The first jarred from plum 
trees were at that date when all the petals were off the 
plum blossoms. 
Minnesota H. 0. Putnam (April 24): The plum curculio is very 
abundant in Fillmore County. 
Missouri L. Haseraan and P. H. Johnson (April 23): The plum curculio 
has not yet begun work and is not in evidence. 
Mississippi R. >7. Harned and assistants (April): The plum curculio 
appeared during the second week in the month and is moderately 
abundant throughout the greater part of the State and there 
are reports of very abnormal abundanco in the north-central 
counties surrounding Granada County. 
SHOT-HOLE BORER ( S colytus rugalosus Ratz.) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (April 28): Following the winter injury to 
peach trees, the shot-hole borer is beginning to show its 
presence in orchards where these weakened trees occur, at 
least in southern Indiana, according to observations at 
Mitchell, April 25. 
