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counted. The very small scales and those which were about 
nature were disregarded, as in this locality all of these 
perish during the winter. The figures, therefore, represent 
the 'mortality among the scales which would have survived under 
favoraoie conditions. 
Murb er of scales . Per cent dead . 
Date ♦ Live. Dead. Total. 
. . 667 201 iC5b 17.9 
... 745 321 1066 30.1 
. . . 733 367 1100 33.4 
... 344 208 552 37.7 
... 545 475 1020 46.6 
. . . 498 502 1000 50.2 
Dec. 
5 
Jan. 
14 
Jan. 
22 
Feb. 
6 
Feo. 
19 
12 
Illinois W, ?. Flint: The winter temperature has oeen below normal dur- 
ing one or two periods throughout the entire State- Official 
records of from 4 to 2'. degrees below zero have oeen reported at 
many points in the State. At Anna, in the southern part of the 
State, about 7 5 per cent of the hibernating stages of the scale 
were alive the latter nart of November and the first of December. 
At the present time 40 to 45 per cent of the scale in this stage 
is alive, showing a winter mortality of aocut 30 per cerit . 
Missouri L. Baseman (March 12): The scale is very oad in several orchard 
sections but careful spraying is holding it very well. The 
winter mortality at Columbia was about 75 per cent in sore counts 
as compared with 25 per cent last winter. This will surely be a 
factor in scale control this year. Overwintering scales during 
a recent warm spell showed slight signs of growth or activity. 
New Mexico R. Middleorook (hard: 11): The San Jose scale is aoout as 
prevalent as usual. 
OYSTER-SHELL SCALE (h er -idesa -hes ulmi L.) 
Michigan R. K. Pettit (March 10): The oyster-shell bark-louse is probably 
worse than it has oeen in many years. 
SHOT-HOLE BORER (Scclytus rugul osus Ratz.) 
hew York E. P. Felt and h. D. Leonard (Decemoer 6, 1923): / small apple 
tree was ooserved at Chazy, which had been killed oy the attack 
of tnis insect. 
EUROPEAN REB SPIDER (Parat ^tronyrhus pilosus C. & F.) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (March 24): The situation in regard to the European 
red mite is somewhat hard to define. Fror our observations, tie 
pest has now reached well across the State. Its line of advance 
has oeen, however, roughly toward the northeast rather than 
