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Alabama 
Mississippi 
Maine 
Massachusetts 
Connecticut 
W. A. Ruff in (August 26): This insect is very abundant. 
R. W. Earned (August 22): Peach twigs that have evidently 
"been injured by the larvae have "been received during the past 
month from Hinds, Pike, Prentiss, Coahoma, Tippah, and Yazoo 
Counties. (August 28): Found in the following new localities: 
Columbus, Test Point, Aberdeen, an* tot Me ton. Reported by 
Mr. M. R. Smith. 
PLUM CURCULIO ( Conotrachelus nenuphar Host . ) 
C R.Phipps (August 26): Moderately abundant over the State. 
A. I. Bourne (August 22): The plum curculio continues to be 
the outstanding problem generally over the State, ftitn few 
exceptions, it appears to be fully as serious as in 1928 and 
some growers have reported it to "be worse. Many of the growers 
are applying the special 10-day spray. 
P. Garman (August 24): The plum curculio has "been reported 
as attacking apple in New Haven County in greater numbers 
than at this time last year. 
New Jersey T. J. Headlee (August 1): 
abundant . 
Maryland P. D. Sanders (August 23): 
Shore until this time.. 
The plum curculio is moderately 
Has been abundant on the Eastern 
Virginia 17. J. Schoene (August 26): The outstanding damage during 
August was the outbreak in the peach section of Albemarle 
County. Many reports were received from the peach sections 
of the State during the early months of the summer, but with 
the exception of Albemarle County the damage was ended in the 
early part of the season. This insect became unusually numer- 
ous, causing heavy losses to the peach growers. This is the 
only outbreak in Virginia for many years. 
North Carolina Z. P. Metcalf (August): Very abundant over the State. 
South Carolina M.H. Brunson (August 29): Very abundant in various sec- 
tions of the State. 
Georgia 
Illinois 
0. I. S.^pp .(August 16): Many growers are using post-har- 
vest applications to reduce the source of infestation for the 
next season. Unless a systematic program of control measures 
is enforced between now and the harvest of the 1930 peach 
crop, another heavy loss is expected. Georgia peach orchards 
are now harboring the heaviest population of adults in years. 
S. C. Chandler (August 14): There has been much late injury 
in peaches in southern Illinois, running as high as 20 per 
