upon Lincoln ^o the intense annoyance of all persons working 
around lights. Some of the stores were forced to close early 
because of the clouds of insects that were attracted into them 
by the lights. 
BUCKWE3A2 
BE All APHID ( Aphi s rumicis L.) 
New York C. R* Crcsby (September 2): Badly infested buckwheat was 
received frcm Elmira. 
FRUIT INSECTS 
APPLE 
APPLE. APHID ( Aphis pomi DeG.) 
New York C« R. Crosby (August 3): Severe injury to the fruit was noted 
in one instance in Monroe Count v. 
CODLING- MOTE (C- rpocaps a pcmonella L,) 
New York C. R. Crosby and assistants (August 1): During the first week 
in August considerable injury was reported from Colurabis and 
Greene Counties. 
Illinois Y7. P., Flint (September 19): As was expected, third-brood and 
late second-brood larvae of this insect have be^n unusually 
abundant and caused heavy infestation in all but the most 
carefully sprayed orchards. 
Missouri L. Hasem&n (September 22): This insect seems to be abort normal 
with other years. In the hail— swept sections of central Missouri 
it has been difficult to protect the fruit against the pest butt 
there is no unusually heavy epidemic reported from the appl - 
growing sections of the State. 
LEAE CRUMFLER ( Mineola indirlnella Zell. ) 
Missouri L. Haseman (September 22): The apple lea" crumpler has been 
more abundant than usual this summer, particularly on young fruit 
trees. 
LESSER APPLE w'ORM ( j^aegy- -_ - , -,- - r t w awi vor a 7<7\Lsh; 
Massachusetts W« D. Whitcenfu (September 22): A few typical excavations con- 
taining half-grown larvae were found in Mcintosh and Wealthy 
apples at Littleton end Gloasondsle,, 
York D„ L. Hayes (August l): An unusually large amount of injury is 
being caused by this pest in Genesee County, 
A. 3. Burrell (August S) : This west is present in Ontario 
County in equal proportions to the codling moth in many instances. 
