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PEAGH TREE BORER ' ] ^geria exitiosa Say) 
Jew York. CrR. Crosby & Assistants report this insect as increasing in abundance in 
Orleans, Wayne and Columbia Counties; about as abundant as usual in Monroe 
and Albany Counties, and less abundant in Ulster County, 
ladiana, J. J. Davis (May 17) . "This every day pest is very abundant over the State. 
T7e are advised that it is more abundant than usual, but this may be due tc 
the fact that worming operations were somewhat suspended during the war 
on account of the scarcity of labor." 
LESSER PEACH TREE BORER ( Aegeria pictipes G. & R.) 
few York. C. R. Crosby & Assistants report this insect as very abundant in orchards 
in Orleans County whe re brown rot is prevalent, borers infest the cankers. 
The species was also fairly common in Monrce County and a few were 
observed in Albany and ',;ayne Counties. 
TERRAPIN SCALE ( Lecanium nigrof as c latum Perg.) 
Ohio. H. A. Gossard. "Several reports of terrapin scale on both maple and peach 
may presage more than average abundance of this insect this season." 
Kentucky. H. Garman (March 8). "Terrapin scale reported from LaGrange with specimens. 1 ' 
BLISTER BEETLE (Pomphopoea aenea Say) 
Georgia. Oliver I. Snapp (March 10) . "All of the blossoms and foliage were removed 
from 50 trees in a four thousand tree orchard. The outbreak was checked 
within two days by arsenate of lead and hand picking." 
PECAN 
PECAN NUT CASE BEiSER ( Acrobasis hebescella Hulst ) 
?s.-cs. G. B. Uatkins (May 27) . "Reports indioate that this insect is working over 
the whole state and threatens the crop, which otherwise would be heavy." 
CURRANT 
CUPRANT APHID ( Myzus ribis L.) 
Connect i- 1. H. V/aldon (May 20) . "Fairly abundant at New Haven, is usually present 
cut. each season." 
New York. S. P. Felt (May 13) . Beginning to appear at Milton, Ulster County. 
P. J, Parrott (May 16). "More abundant than usual in Ontario Ccunty." 
C. R. Crosby & Assistants. "More abundant in Tioga County, Tompkins 
County, and fairly abundant in Ulster County." 
Delaware. C 0. Houghton (April 12) . "Half grown plant lice of this species sur- 
vived the snow and freezing temperature, of April 10-11, at Newark." 
