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T. L. Bissell (March 25) ' We have jarred peach trees and wild plum 
trees three times a week at Experiment, central Georgia, since March 3» 
but so far have not taken any curculios. 
CUCUMBER BEETLES ( Diabrotica spp.) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (March 25): 3eetles, D. duodecimpunctat a F. , have 
been common on peach and wild-plum blossoms at Experiment since March 5» 
California. S. Lockwood (March 6): The cucumber beetle p_. soror Lee. appar- 
ently has wintered over in more than normal numbers. They are now easily 
found in a number of wild plants, particularly in miner's lettuce ( Montia 
perfolia ta? ) . Considerable alarm has been expressed by growers of apri- 
cots and early peaches as this beetle was responsible for a considerable 
loss of tonnage of early peaches and apricots in the Sacramento Valley. 
PEACH BORER ( Conopia exitiosa Say) 
North Carolina. Z. P. Metcalf (March): The peach tree borer has been general 
throughout North Carolina. 
ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH ( Orapholitha molesta Busck) . . 
South Carolina. F. Sherman (March 29): Adults are being caught in traps at 
Clemson, in the western part of the State. 
BLACK PEACH APHID ( Anuraphis persicae - niger Smith) 
South Carolina. F. Sherman (March 29): A considerable number of complaints 
of the black peach aphid have been received. The forms above the 
ground, as well as those below the surface, were reported. 
PEAR 
PEAR THRIPS ( Taenio thrips inconsequens Uzel) 
Oregon. S. C. Jones (March 3-10) : Pear thrips were emerging on March 2 in 
the Umpqua Valley, in southwestern Oregon, and on March 10 in the TTilla- 
mette Valley. 
CHERRY 
CHERRY SCALE (Aso idio tus forbesi Johns. ) 
Virginia. W. S. Hough (March 18): Cherry scale was very abundant in a large 
sour-cherry orchard near Winchester. This orchard has never been sprayed 
for scale, although the trees have been bearing fruit for a number of years. 
RAS PBERR Y 
RED-NECKED CANE BORER ( Agrilus ruficollis F. ) 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (March 20): Reports have been received of severe 
damage by the red-necked raspberry cane borer to blackberries , dewberries, 
and youngberries, all important crops in Oklahoma. 
