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Kentucky. H. Garnan (March 23). " m arnished plant bug is working on fruit buds of 
apple and destroying whole clusters." 
SAN JOSE SCALE ( Asp idiot us perniciosus Const ock) 
New York. P. J. Parrott (May 18). "More abundant than any year since 1918 in 
Ontario County, because of the early season will probably be the earli- 
est observed in 20 years." 
C. R. Crosby & Assistants report as more abundant than during the past 
three years in Monroe County; considerable increase in abundance over 
last year in Orleans County; much more abundant than last year in Gen- 
esee County. Also reported from Albany, Tompkins, Niagara, Columbia, 
Ulster, Yates , Wayne, and Onondaga Counties. 
OYSTER SHELL SCALE ( Lepidosaphes ulmi L.) 
New York. C. R. Crosby ft Assistants report this insect as occurring occasionally 
on trees in poorly sprayed orchards in Broome, Albany, Columbia, Monro*, 
Onondaga, Orange, Orleans, Tompkins, V/ayne , and Yates Counties. 
Ohio, H. A. Gossard. "The Oyster Shell Scale i» more frequently reported to 
us by orchardiste this spring than any other species of scale." 
Wisconsin. S, B. Fracker (May 18). "This insect is causing a revival of dormant 
spraying in many farm orchards. It was not a serious pest until about 
1919, since when it has been slowly killing many trees.*' 
ROUND HEADED APPLE TREE BORER ( Saperda Candida Fab.) 
New York. E. P. Felt (May 19). "Mr. Hart reports that the round headed apple 
tree borer is very common in portions of Dutchess County, especially 
near scrub apple trees." 
C. R. Crosby & Assistants report this insect as doing serious damage in 
Columbia County and as occurring very numerously in Ulster, Niagara and 
Orleans Counties. 
ROSE LEAF- HOPPER ( Empoa rosee L.) 
New York. C. R. Cro3by (May 6)* "Nymphs abundant on apples in one orchard in 
Dutchess Count yjft 
D. D. Ward (May 11). "Nymphs becoming common in Onondaga County." 
P. J. Parrott (April 28). "First nysiph observed on this date. By Ma; 
16 some of the nymphs had reached the second iHJtar. This insect is 
les6 abundant than last year." 
L. F. Strickland (May 18) . "Relatively abundant in Niagara County," 
