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Missouri. L. Kasaman (July 25): Adults of the plum curculio bcg'.m emerging 
during the fore part of the month. Some half-grown larvae, however, are still 
in fallen fruits. 
PEAR 
PEAR PSYLLA ( Psyllia pyricola Foerst.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. of Agr. Hews Letter (July); The pear psylla in- 
creased rapidly during the month throughout the State and in the western 
section became a serious factor. (Abstract, J.A.H. ) 
A RUST MIT'S ( Phyllocoptes sehlechtendali Hal.) 
Washington. E. J. Newcomer (July 21): This rust mite has "been very common in 
the Yakima Valley this season, and is doing much damage to pears, primes, 
apples, and cherries. 
PE\R LEAF BLISTER MITE (jjriophyes pyri Pgst.) 
Hew Hampshire. L. C. Glover (July 24): The pear loaf blister mite has been re- 
ported from Manchester. 
Utah. G-. f. Knowlton (July 21): The pear leaf blister mite is damaging several 
large orchards at Ore;:. 
CHERRY 
PEAR SLUG- ( Eriocampoides limacina Rctz.) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 25): The cherry slug was defoliating cherry trees 
at ELwood, Lafayette, and Ladoga the latter part of June. On a recent trip 
to northern' Indiana, July 17, the writer observed many cherry trees, as far 
north as South Bend, brown from the activity of this insect. 
RASPBERRY 
RASPBERRY FRUIT WOEM ( By turns unicolor Say)' 
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Connecticut. E. P. Felt (July 24): The raspberry fruit worm was injurious to 
raspberries at How Cahaan. 
GRAPES 
GRAPE LEAFHOPPER ( Er^throneura comes Say) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (July 21): Specimens were received from Sacarnoochee in Kem- 
per County recently with the statement that they wore abundant on Virginia 
creeper. 
Nebraska. R. Roberts (July 20); The //rape leafhopper was reported attacking 
woodbine in Dawes County, and grapes in Holt County, during the second week in 
July. Ari inquiry was also received iron T^^r.^stov rVmn+.v. 
