Indiana 
New Ycrk 
Ohio and 
Pennsylvania 
Michigan 
New York 
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SCURFY SCALE (Chio naspis fur furs. Fitch) 
Jo J,. Devis (September 2k): I continue tonreceive reports of 
abundance in apple orchards throughout the State. 
EUROPEAN RED MITE ( Paratetranychus pilosus C & P.) 
Co P., Crosby and assistants: During the f5xst week cf August 
reports of considerable "burning of leaves due to this nust 
were received from Greene and Dutchess Counties. 
G. A* Runner (August 27): Injury to peach, apple, and plum 
from the European red mite is severe in many localities in 
northern Ohio and Pennsylvania. 
R H„ Pet tit (September 22): Hiss McDar.iel reports to me the 
finding of the European red spider at St. Johns on apples- The 
finding -was made on the lUth of September and the infestation 
seems to he fairly serious. 
FEAR 
FEAR PSYLLA (Psylla pvricola Foerst) 
C» 3. Crosby and assistants: During the first part of August 
reports from the eastern fruit-growing sects: en of the State 
indicated that damage by this pest was considerably less than 
usual. Similar reports were received from the western fruit- 
growing section. 
Georgia 
Ohio 
Georgia 
PEACE TREE T >E?. (A egeria exitiosa Say) 
C I. Snapp (September 15) > P- c radichIorobenzene will again be 
used extensively for the control of the peach borer. Preparation 
is being made to place out Lhe material in Georgia next month 
and it will perhaps take ^00,000 poinds to meet the demand in 
the Southeast this year. 
E, 1,7, Mendenhall (September 2U): I fiad the peach tree borers 
are very ntsmercus this year in nursery trees and peach orchards. 
The treatment of parada "hlorobcnsene seems to be successful 
in k- or 5- year-old trees and it is being used quite extensively 
in peach orchards in Ohio. The infestation of nursery trees 
is another proposition and many of the trees are ruined for the 
market and are a loss to tnc nurseryman,, 
FULLER'S HOSE BEETLE (IV ntcrrerog full or i Horn) 
0. I. Snapp (September IS): This insect is present in numbers 
at Woodbury feeding on -the foliage of peach trees in home 
orchards. 
