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R. H. Fettit (March 23): The San Jose scale is very abundant. 
K. C. S'^llivan (March 22): The San Jase scale is very abund- 
in general. 
L. Haseman (March 22): The San Jose scale situation in the 
southern part of the State is alarming. 
F. L. Thomas (March 22): The San Jose scale is very abundant 
on peach and pear trees in H Campo. 
G. M. List (March 23): A slight increase of the San Jose 
scale has been observed in Mesa and Delta Counties. 
LSAPHOPPiSlS (Cicadellidae) 
B. H. Walden (March 24): Apple leaf hopper -eggs are very abund- 
ant. 
APPLE PLEA ^.7II?r;iL (Orchestes pallicornis Say) 
J. S. Houser (March 15): A heavy infestation of this insect 
occurred in the T^itchell orcliarde at Chillicothe (1931), and 
large numbers of the beetles entered hibernation. The purpose 
of this note is to record the heavj'- winter mortality due to 
the work of the fungus Spo rot ri chum globulif orum which lias 
taken place. The debris under some trees v/herc examined yielded 
large numbers of the dead fungas-covered beetles and few if any 
living ones. Dead beetles were most abundant in the sections 
of the orcliard that w^re not well drained. 
SHOT- HOLS BORER ( Scolytus - ru.galosus Ratz. ) 
J. M. Robinson (March 21): Shot-»*hole borers were observed 
on apple twigs at Bankston. 
C. lyle and assistants (March 25): The shot-hole borer is very 
abundant in several orcliards in northeastern Mississippi. The 
trees were wealrened by the presence of the San Jose scale and 
other pests which gave the shot-hole borer a good opportunity 
to work. 
SUROPZHAIT WILLOW BHSTLE (Flagiodera versicolora Laich. ) 
W. E. •:3i'i'l7ton (March 22); The beetles were abundant hibcriwt- 
ing under dead bark of an ap"Dle tree in Ridgefield. 
EUROPEAN RED MITE ( Paratetranychus pilosus C F. ) 
H. L. Bailey (March 12): .Very few eggs of the European red. 
mite were found in such inspections as have been made. 
