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iii Meriwether- County and it was observed to bo plentifviJ in yofm&oticcrt 
and Yfest Virginia. 
"This insect is quite widely distributed in Ohio, having "been 
found from the most southerly to the most northerly sections of the State. 
The area of . . br; cion is in southern and central Ohio although at 
Sandusky Mr. Stearns found a rather heavy infestation, Fortunately, the 
insect has not become thoroughly established as yet in the great produc- 
ing area of Ohio west of Sandusky. In some instances Mr. Stearns found 
as much as 56 per cent of the late peaches infested with the larvae of 
this species. One 01 the gratifying aspects of the situation is that 
parasites ire already established and actively operating in Ohio. It has 
been determined chat sin species of larval parasites : are present. The 
total parasitism of the season averaged 18.7 per cent." (J-S.Hou.ser, 
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Hooster, Ohio.) (See also Special 
Review.) 
APPLE AtTD THORN SKEIETQNISER , 
The apple and thorn sfcele'tonizer (He merophil a pari ana Clerck) was 
was decidedly below normal this year throughout the greater part of its 
range. It was report 3d for the first tine from Maine during the past 
season, but even in badly infested orchardz in hew York State and New 
England it was not serious. 
PEACH BORER. 
The peach borer (Aegeria exitiosa Say) is somewhat more abundant 
than usual over the Middle Atlantic and~East-Central States, repoits of 
unusually heavy damage having been received from Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, 
and Illinois. In Georgia more paradiehlorobenzene has been used this 
year than was used during the last few years owing to the unusually heavy 
infestations of the Port Valley section, 
EASTERN TEHT CATERPILLAR. 
The casta rn tent c a t e r p i 1 1 ar (i lal ac o z om a an e r i c ana Fab . ) app e ar e d 
to be as numerous as it was in 1926 throughout New England and the' Hudson 
River Valley region of Hew York State. In the Middle Atlantic States it 
was apparently more abundant than last year, while in the South Atlantic 
States the infestations had decidedly decreased. 
PLUM CURCULIO. 
Early in the season the situation of the plum curculio ( Conotrachel us 
nenuphar Hbst.) was more serious than it had bee-, since 1921 in the South" 
Atlantic States. This insect also appeared unusually early in the East- 
Central States. During Hay the insect was reported as seriously attacking 
the crops in Missouri, and by June it became evident that it was more 
abundant in Hew England than last year. During July damage was very genattfcl 
§ver the entire seaboard. ^ m 
