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trees around Fort Valley has not yet been lowered by cold wc • -. The 
minimum temperature this winter was lS° F. on December 12. The percent- 
age of live scale ran as follows: December 17, ~c.7; January lU, S6.3; 
February 23, Z^.Z; and Karen 21, 79-3* The slight decrease : . i - te per- 
centage between December 17 and March 21 was due to the work of the twice- 
stabbed ladybeetle ( Chilocorus bivulnerus Muls.) 
C. H. Alden (March 22): Tne San Jose scale has been moderately abun- 
dant in apnle and peach orchards and is still prevalent in uncared-for 
orchards around Cornelia. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (March 23): The San Jose scale is more abundant than 
usual and dormant spraying is now in full swing. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (March 21): San Jose scale has been reported very 
abundant from, isolated localities throughout the State. More than 
the usual number of inquiries have come from northern Indiana, where 
the scale appears to be gaining a foothold. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (March 20): The ?&n Jose scale survived the 
winter in much more than normal numbers in the southern part of the 
State. More than 6,000 trees and shrubs are being sprajed in UTriite- 
water. The work was begjn on Marcn 1?. This is the third city-wide 
spray campaign carried on by the State in this city, the two previous 
ones being in 192^ and 1915* After 8 or 9 years the scale builds up 
so heavy an infestation that the growing of trees and shrubs is im- 
possible without spraying. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (March 22): Inspector IT. L. Douglass, Grenada, 
states that the San Jose scale has been more prevalent in that dis- 
trict than usual. He has observed several trees that have been killed 
since last year, esneciallv in orchards that were not sprayed in 
1932-33* Inspector LT. D. Peets, Erobkhaven, and M. L. Grimes, Meridian, 
report medium to severe damage on unsprayed fru.it trees. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (March 21): Several small but severe infestations 
of the San Jose scale on roses have been reported from Phoenix and 
Scottsdale. 
FLAT -HEADED APPLE TREE BORER ( Chrysobothris femorata Oliv. ) 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (March 23): More than the usual number of specimens 
of the flat-headed apple tree borer have been brought in by dus tree 
owners. Injury was especially severe to young trees set out 1 year s 
Roadside plantings of shade trees have also suffer . 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (March 21): Reported as. abundant and severely 
damaging maples and apple in numerous localities in t . t *e. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (March 20): More than the usual number of repor* 
