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PLUM CURCULIO 
The plum curculio ( Cono tracheitis nenuphar Hbst.) left hibernation quarters 
throughout the Eastern States at -about the normal time. In the South Atlantic 
and southern East Central States winter mortality was very high; and early in 
the season larvae were very scarce. In the northern East Central and Middle 
Atlantic States, particularly in New Jersey and the Hudson River Valley of 
New York, damage was quite severe early in the. season. First-generation 
"beetles started to emerge near the normal date in the South. In Georgia the 
first adults appeared on May 2.7, 20 days earlier than last year, and in 
Tennessee on June 13, 8 days earlier than last year, which was a late year. 
However, the hot, dry weather prolonged emergence and then prevented oviposit ion 
"by the few "beetles that did come out; and the peach crop was harvested "cefore 
any damage was done. Late in June and in July this insect was reported as very 
much more abundant than usual "in the North Central States, particularly in 
Michigan and Wisconsin. 
FRUIT APHIDS 
Aphids attacking deciduous fruit were generally scarce throughout the 
Eastern States. Late in May, however, the rosy apple aphid ( Ar.ura.ohis roscus 
Baker) developed to troublesome numbers in New York and Virginia, and early 
in June this species was more or less troublesome throughout the Middle 
Atlantic and South Central States. 
SUGARCANE BORER 
The survival of the sugarcane borer ( Diatraea saccharalis Fab.) was 
unusually light in Louisiana and Mississippi, following the severe cold weather 
of early February; and the larvae were scarce during the early summer. Late 
in August, however, the insect apparently increased rapidly. Several reports 
of severe damage in the Everglades of Florida were received. 
BOLL WEEVIL 4 
Because of the severe winter of 1932-33 few boll weevils ( Ar.thonomus 
grandis Boh.) survived in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and northern Texas. In Louisiana 
weevils v/ere so very abundant in the fall of 1932 that, in spite of the fact 
that less than one fourth of 1 percent survived, they were about as abundant 
in the spring of 1933 as in the previous spring and considerably above the 
average. The survival was higher east of the Mississippi River and much 
higher than normal in the Atlantic States. Hot, dry weather in June and July 
greatly reduced the population .in most of the States. This year's infestation 
was characterized by much local variation or "spottiness" caused chiefly by 
localized rains. The greatest damage in 1935 apparently was in Louisiana, 
Mississippi, and Oklahoma. Taking 'all of the infested States into consider- 
ation, the loss from the boll weevil was less than in 1932 but probably greater 
4 R. W. Harned, Bureau of Entomology, U. S. D. A. 
