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Oviposition and subsequent feeding by the larvae cause nuts 
to drop prematurely. The first drops caused by this insect 
were found July 3. Of U 31 8 'premature drops collected at 
Barnesville July 3 to 17, 9 per cent were infested "by 3cno- 
trachelus. 
HICKORY NUT CURCULI'O ( Conotrachelus affinis Boh.) 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (August 22): A large number of complaints in 
regard to an insect that has been tentatively identified 
as C. affinis and that has caused pecans to drop from the trees 
have been received during the past few weeks. 
FIG 
A GREEN JUNE BEETLE ( Cotinis texana Casey) 
Arizona 0. L. Barnes (August 16): The green peach beetle is abun- 
dant in the Salt River Valley and in many cases serious injury 
has been reported to figs, peaches, and grapes. 
POMEGRANATE 
LEAF-FOOTED BUG ( Leotoglossus phyllopus - L.) 
Arizona 0. L. Barnes (August 16): Nymphs were observed in moderate 
numbers on pomegranates near Phoenix. The injury to pomegran- 
ates was severe last year. 
CITRUS 
I.EDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY ( Ceratitis capitata tfiedJ 
Florida Plant Quarantine and Control Administration (August 31): 
The inspection during the month disclosed infestation on only 
seven properties. One of these in Inverness, Citrus County, 
brought in a county in which infestation had not previously 
been determined. Extensive inspection and trapping have failed 
to disclose infestations other than those mentioned above, and 
during the month very few adults or larvae have been found, 
even vithin-the old centers of infestation. Under date of 
?. August 30, the Secretary approved a revision of the 
quarantine and regulations which becomes effecti\e r 1. 
The new quarantine establishes an eradication area which in- 
cludes those areas previously defined as infested and protec- 
tive "ones. The eradication area as defined in the quarantine 
includes the entire counties of Brevard, Citrus, Flagler, Her- 
nando, Hillsborough, Lake, Marion, Orange, Pasco, Pinell 
Putnam, Seminole, Sumter, and VJlusia. Also all of St. 
