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APPLB LEAF-HC™^ ( Smpoasca mali LeB.) 
Hew York. C. R. Crosby (May 13). "Abundant in many orchards in Monroe County. May 
14, nymphs appearing in abundance in Wayne County. " 
BLACK APPLE LEAP-HOPPER (Idiocerus provancheri Van D.) 
Nev; York. P. J. Parrott (Hay 18} . "Common in Ontario County." 
C. R. Crosby & Assistants. About as abundant as usual, but apparently 
doing no damage in Dutchess, Ulster, Columbia and Tompkins Counties. 
BUFFALO TREE HOPPER ( Ceres a bubalus Fab.) 
ITew York. C. R. Crosby & Assistants report this insect as doing some damage to 
young trees in Genesee, Orleans, and Albany Counties. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (April 21) . "Every tree in a 17 acre orchard at tSneida, se- 
verely damaged by these insects, egg parasites abundant." 
PEAR 
PEAB LEAF BLISTER MITE ( Eriophyes pyri Pgst .) 
New Yorlc P. J. Parrott (May 16) . "Abundant in one orchard in Ontario County." 
C. R. Crosby & Assistants, "Quite cannon in Wayne, Albany, Orleans, Colum- 
bia, Dutchess, Ulster, Nassau, Genesee, Onondaga, and Orleans Counties." 
Oregon. A* L. Lovett (May 16) . "Pear leaf blister mite destructively abundant 
where lime sulphur sprays were omitted in the Willamette Valley. Both 
foliage and fruit appear already badly gone. Promises heavy losses of 
fruit and foliage. Appeared on apple (Childs) in Hood River for first 
time this spring, in western Oregon (Lane County) the first time last 
year. There is much evidence to substantiate the theory that the apple 
form is a distinct varietal type." 
PEAB THRIPS (Taeniothrips inconsequens Uzel) 
New York. C. R, Crosby & Assistants report this insect as increasing in abundance 
in several counties, but of no serious importance as yet. 
PEAR PSYLLA ( Paylla pyricola Foer. ) 
New York, P. J. Parrott (May 16). "Eggs very abundant in Ontario County." 
C. B. Crosby & Assistants. "Albany County, nymphs numerous on May 9; Colum- 
bia County, heavy deposition of eggs May 9; Onondaga County abundant May 31; 
flies of the second brood now very abundant in Genesee County, much more 
abundant than last year, second brood of flies appearing May 19; second 
brood of flies appearing in Monroe County May 20, extremely abundant in this 
county, May 13; nymphs in the fourth and fifth instar on May 14 in Niagara 
County; eggs found in considerable numbers in Onondaga County about April 
26, many of the nymphs being in the "hard shell stage" by May 14; Orleans 
