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CHERRY 
BLACK CHERRY APHID Q'yzus ce rasi lab.) 
Weekly Jfews Letter, N. Y. State Coll. Agri. (April): 
This insect was first observed in Orange County on April 1 
Luring the second week in the month it was reported from 
the entire lower Hudson River Valley and in the Niagara 
district. In no section was it serious enoueh to occasion 
alarm. 
Georgia 
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California 
Oregon 
PLUM 
RUSTY PLUM APHID ( Hysteroneura setariae Thos.) 
0. I. Snapp (April 11): A very heavy infestation has been 
observed in a peach orchard at Bradley. A plum orchard is 
near by. 
L. Haseman and P. H. Johnson (April 23): The rusty plum 
aphid is abundant on some plum trees at Columbia. 
R. W. Harned (April 22): The first complaint in regard to 
the southern plum or rusty brown aphid, received at this 
office during 1930, came on March 26 from G-loster, where this 
species was reported very abundant on plum trees. Since that 
time this insect has attracted much attention in all districts 
of the State. Specimens have been received from Amite, Greene, 
Lincoln, Bolivar, Adams, Yazoo, Madison and Tippah Counties. 
R. W. Harned and assistants (Aoril): This insect is being 
reported as very abundant throughout practically all parts 
of the State. 
G. F. Knowlton (April 19): Only a few plum aphid s have 
been found up to the present time, in northern Utah. 
MEALY PLUM APHID ( Fvalopterus arundinis Fab.) 
H. C. Severin and A. L. Ford (April 22): "ealy and rusty 
brown lice of plum always present. 
E. 0. Essi? (April 21): The mealy ^lum aphid is very 
abundant on prunes at Stockton. 
PEAR THRIPS ( Taeniothrips in eonsecu ens "zel) 
D. C. Mote (March 26): J. Wilcox reports the prune thrii S 
active . 
