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PASP3SRRY 
RASPBERRY FRUIT WORM ( Byturus unicolor Say) 
Washington W. ¥. Baker (January): More or less concrete evidence of 
a "oartial 2-year brood of this beetle was obtained at Puyallup 
this winter ™hen three adultrr.* emerged from larvae collected 
in the field on March 9, 1931, the adults emerging on January 
8 and 19, 1932. 
PECAN 
GIANT APHID ( Longistigma caryae Harr. ) 
North Carolina R. W. Leiby (February 11 ): L. caryae is reported as very 
abundant on Decan trees in Wilmington. 
Georgia J. B. Gill (February 22): This insect is active on ocean 
trees at Albany. 
Alabama J. M. Robinson (February 23): Giant hickory aphids are 
reported frorr Troy, Opp and Andalusia. 
Mississippi C. Lyle and assistants (February): Extremely heavy 
infestations on pecans have been reported from Pascagoula, 
Moss Point, and Hattiesburg. (Abstract, G.M. ) 
CITRUS WHITEFLY ( Dial euro des citri Ashm. ) 
Mississippi C. Lyle and assistants (February): The insect is present 
-on Satsuma and extremely abundant on Cape jasmine ina the 
southeastern part of the State. (Abstract, G.M. ) 
• CITRUS APHID ( Aphis spiraccola V Patch) 
Florida J. R. Watson (February 23): The citrus aphid is not much in 
evidence. This seems to be due largely to the fungus Empusa 
fresenii , which usually checks the aohids in April. 
H. T. Fernald (February 25): The citrus aphid has appeared 
at Orlando on sone of the ne* growth recently, but so far is 
not serious, though if re do not get rain soon I fear it may 
become so. 
COTTONY- CUSHION SCALE ( I eery a uurchasi Mask. ) 
Georgia J. 3. Gill (February 22): Outbreaks on citrus trees and 
ornamentals were reported during the winter from Cordele, 
Vienna, Fort Gaines, Edison, Augusta, Savannah, 3utler 
Island, Brunswick, and Blackshear. Have been supplying 
interested parties with Vedalia material from our Albany, Ga. , 
