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A SCARABAEID BEETLE (Serica trociformi s Burr.) 
North 
Carolina (Bureau of Entomology Monthly Letter No. 98). "Lr. J. B a Gill 
reports that considerable damage to the foliage ci youn : i- tre^s 
occurred during the early spring, reports having been received from 
Aberdeen, Southern Pines, Pinehvrst, and Candor, N. C., and also 
from Cheraw, S. C. These beetles were frequently taker, in jarring 
trees for the curculio but the injury to older trees was not serious. 
This species is a nocturnal feeder, occurring in great numbe :s in 
some of the young peach orchards. They usually burrow into the 
soil to a depth of one inch near the crown of the trees during the 
day." 
EIRE ANT (S ole no psis geminota Fab.) 
North and 
South Caroiina( Bureau of Entomology Monthly Letter No-, 98) . "A species of ant, 
which is believed to be the above, is proving very troublesome to 
peach trees set this year on recently cleared woodland in the sand 
hills of North and South Carolina. These ants cut the foliage and 
carry the bits of leaves into their nests. Damage by ants is 
greatly reduced by the frequent stirring of the soil in cultivation 
and for all practical purposes this seers to be a satisfactory control* 
Orchards set out on old lands do not appear to bo troubled at all by 
ants ." 
GREEN SOLDIER-BUG (Nezara hilar is. Fitch) 
jeorgia 0. I. Snapp (July l) . "The green soldier-bug has been unusually 
abundant in the peach belt this year and some injury has been noticed 
in orchards, where these insects suck the juice from the unripe fruit." 
SAN JOSE SCALE f Aspidiotus pernio iosus Comst.) 
Georgia 0. I. Snapp (July 15). "The San Jose scale is apparently increasing 
rapidly in the Ceorgia peach belt. Poor results were obtained in 
many cases last winter with the dormant spray. A large quantity of 
proprietary compounds was used and in many cases may be responsible 
for the poor control." 
CHERRY 
CHERRY FRUIT MAGGOT ( ^hagoleti s c ingulata Loew) 
lew York D. D. "Ward (June 24). "Very few fruit flies have been observed in 
the cherry orchards of Onondaga County this season." 
)regon A. L. Lovett (July 18) . "Nearly 100 per cenx of Lambert and Late 
Duke cherries in the upper end of the Willamette Valley show maggot 
injury. Earlier white flesh varieties are attacked but the maggots 
are scarce at picking time and not conspicuous in the white flesh." 
SAY'S BLISTER. BEETIE (Po mohopoea savi Lee.) 
Jew York C. R. Crosby. "The latter half of June reports of damage to cherries 
by this insect received from Wyoming, Onondaga, Yates, Steuben, and 
Monroe Counties. Mr. A. L. Pierstorff reports that many cases of 
serious infestation were observed in the southern half of the latter 
County." 
