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De termination has "been confirmed "by W. S. Fisher, who informs us that a great 
deal of the damage hitherto ascribed to A. ruf icollis in the central and 
southeastern parts .of the State is due to A. communis ab. rubicola . At least, 
since we have bred out the pest' and studied the injury, we find that the borings 
of A. communis var. rubicola more nearly: resemble the specimens available from 
the central and southeastern sections of the. State than those of A. ruf icollis . 
BLACK-HORNED TEES CRICKET ( Oecanthus nigricornis Walk.) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (March 25 to April 20): A Cass County correspondent during 
the last week in March' sent in raspberry stems heavily infested with eggs. 
BLUEBERRY 
A BLUEBERRY GALL INSECT ( Hemadas nubilipennis Ashm.) 
Michigan. R. H. Pettit (April 25): We have just bred out ."a- few thousand H. 
nubilipennis from blueberries collected near South Haven earlier in the 
season. They emerged on the 21st of April. This constitutes the first record 
for the State, so far as we know t of this gall-forming cynipid. There were a 
number of thousands of the adults which emerged .from about one-half pint of 
the galls. This is all the more alarming because the blueberry industry 
reaches quite important proportions at South Haven. That is where the new 
varieties are being worked out. The galls came from a wild patch in the vicinit. 
of South Haven. 
GRATE, 
GRAPEVINE APHID (Aphis illinoisensis Shimer) 
^Florida. M. D. Leonard (April 13): I found this aphid fairly commonly infesting 
shoots and new leaves in a fair sized vineyard near Sanford, April 13. 
GRAPE FLEA BEETLE ( Haltica chalybea 111.) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (April 24): Reported as serious in some vineyards in the 
vicinity of St. Louis, April 18. 
APPLE TWIG BORER ( Amphicerus bicaudatus Say) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (April 24): In central Missouri a number of grape growers 
report this pest as being abundant in canes this spring. 
CURRANT 
IMPORTED CURRANT WORM ( Pteronus ribesii Scop.) 
Nebraska. D. B. Whelan (April): Egg-laying began about April 20, two days later 
than last year. An examination in April showed several leaves with eggs, mostly 
laid within 24 hours. On two leaves the larvae had hatched. 
A LEAFHOPPER ( Erythroneura sp . ) 
Nebraska. D. B. Whelan (April): Just as soon as the currant leaves unfold these 
leafhoppers attack them. 
