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Tennessee G. M. Bentley (June lU): The rose chafer has "been prevalent and 
is a serious pest in many of the counties. It ate the partly 
developed fruit. 
GRAPE ROGTWORM (Fidia viticida Walsh ) 
New York 
Michigan 
C. R. Crosby and assistants: In vineyards unsprayed last year, 
the rootworm is causing serious injury in nearly all parts of the 
grape belt, and in three or four vineyards has caused a loss of 
20 to 30 per cent of the vines, in Chautauqua County. Typical 
foliage injury is showing up considerably in some localities. 
R. H» Pettit (June 15): Mr. Harman has just come back with specimens 
of the grape blossom midge. He reports from 3 to 5 Per cent damage 
all over the vineyards visited and brings back specimens which 
proved the identity of the pest. As this is rather a new thing 
in Michigan, I am sending you this information. It has been present 
in one vineyard in Michigan, for three years but has been kept 
down by hand picking until the present season. It therefore bids 
fair to add one more to the list of grape troubles in our State, 
A WEEVIL ( Rhigopsis effracta Lee. ) 
California California Weekly News Letter, Vol. 5, No. 12 (June 16): Mr. 
John P. Coy reports a serious attack by the weevil Rhigopsis 
effracta on grapevines. Hb states that it confines its attack 
pretty much to the buds and tender growth and has been working 
on young grapevines, killing the new growth as fast as it shows v 
up, and has destroyed a patch of sweet potatoes. Mr. Coy states 
that so far he has not been able to get satisfactory results with 
any insetticides. 
W. D. Pierce (May J>1): Specimens of Rhigopsis e ffracta Lee, 
a weevil, were sent in by Harry Smith, with the report that they 
were damaging the tender growth of grapevines. So far as I know 
this is the first charge against this species, which has formerly 
been reported as from yucca. The specimens are from San Bernardino 
County, and I presume are doing this damage because of the breaking 
of new ground. They are probably root weevils. 
GRAPE PLUME MCTH (Oxyptilus periscelidactylus Eitch) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (June 23): A few clusters pulled together by the 
larvae of the grape plume moth have been found through the vineyard, 
but this is not at all serious. 
GRAPE LEAFHOPPER (Erythroneura comes Say) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (June 23): We are finding very few grape leafhoppers 
in the orchard this season. 
