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PECAN ITEEVtL ( Balaninus caryae Horn) 
Alabama T. S. Bissell' (Qctober 15): The weevil was found to be severe 
at Camp Hil] . . on October 15. In one orchard the crop 
on 100 Schley trees had been almost totally destroyed while 
other varieties were only slightly attacked. 
Georgia T„ S„ Bissell ..(September 17): The weevil has been 
unusually severe in pecans this year. The Schley variety was 
the v/orst infested, next in order being Stuart. Later maturing 
varieties, as Erotscher', Mobile, and Teche, are almost free 
from attack. Adults were active in the orchards from July 14 
to September 17. Emergence from the soil began at least two 
weeks later than it did in 1927 and ended considerably later. 
Weevil grubs have now reached the height of issue from nuts. 
Infestation by this insect is decidedly spotted, the greater 
part of pecan orchards being largely free from attack. 
CI THUS 
A WEEVIL ( Artipus psittacinus Gyll») 
Haiti Roger C<, Smith (October 15): This is probably the most common 
injurious insect of Haiti. It has been very abundant this month 
particulary on citrus. The adult beetles eat the foliage, be- 
ginning at the margins. The numbers on the younger cotton 
plants the last of September were particularly high, 
CITROPHILUS MEALYBUG ( Pseudococcus gahani Green) 
California Monthly News Letter, Los Angeles County Horticultural 
Commission, Vol. 10, No, 10, October 15,1928: Though the citro- 
philus mealybug as well as other species of scale insects have 
often been observed to attack the fig externally,- only recent- 
ly has it come to the- attention of- the County Horticultural 
Commissioner's office that they do at times even enter the fruit 
through the apical opening. Specimens of' figs recently submitted 
to the office showed mealybugs within the fruit in all stages 
of development and evidently finding the feeding conditions 
much to their liking. It can be easily imagined what the re- 
action of the consumer would be were infestations of this nature 
to become general. 
Though in a few orchards some mealybug is still noticeable 
on the new fruit, infestations in general are at. a- very low 
ebb and the field situation as a whole represents' a very satis- 
factory condition. Little or no activity on the part of the 
mealybug need be expected, for several months, • . 
