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RFD-POOTEP FLEArBEETLE (Grepidodera erythropu - Mel's 
) 
Maryland J. P. Eurdett (April 17): At La Plata the flea-beetles were 
very numerous on the tender foliage where they were riddling 
the leaves. The damage could he considered serious and world 
he the occasion of alarm to any fruit grower. Control: Two 
applications of Bordeaux mixture H-5-50 plus l4 pounds of 
arsenate of lead. 
South Dakota 
Hew York 
BUFFALO TREEHCPPER (Ceresa huhalus Fab.) 
K. C. Sever in (April 15): Trees which frequently contain many 
eggs of this pest are being sold from nurserymen to our farmers 
and orchardists. This has become serious enough for the State 
entomologist to feel compelled to take action to stop the practice 
of selling such stock in this State. The damage is especially t 
severe on young stock. 
SAN JOSE SCALP ( Aspidiotus porniciosus Comst.) 
J. E. Connelly (April 12): This pest is generally prevalent 
in Ontario County. One orchard is fcadly infested at Geneva. 
C, j» '.Tagoner (April 12): The infestation by the San Jose 
scale is generally heavy on currants and gooseberries in 
Ulster County. 
South Dakot; 
Hew York 
I. Baseman (April 23 ) : During the past month very extensive 
dormant spr tying for the control of the scale has been done. 
Under Missouri conditions the winter mortality was very high, 
and from experimental work with dormant sprays and from 
examinations of numerous commercial orchards receiving dormant 
sprays throughout the State, we find a very high percentage of 
control. "7e believe the crisis as regards recent difficulty 
in keeping the scale under control in Missouri has passed. 
OYSTER-SHELL SCALE depidosaPhes ulmi L.) 
H. C. Severin (April 15): This scale is increasing in abundance 
throughout the eastern third of the State and the Black Hills. 
In some sections it is killing trees. 
SCURFY SCALE (Q hionaspis inrfura Fitch) 
P. J. Chapman (April 5).' At Red Hook two orchards ere badly 
infested. 
