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A LEAEHOPPER (species undetermined) 
Oregon M«A*Yothers (October ll)« "Greatest infestation of a leafhopper in 
the past, five yec-.rs since the writer has been here* Leaves of Newton 
apples have sickly appearance and fruit specked with leafhopper 
excrement- Increased in numbers up to October 1-" 
SAN JOSE SCALE ( Asnidiotu s perai ciosu9 Corns t-) 
Illinois W.P.Flint (October 20)- "Damage by this scale has been much more 
severe than usual throughout the southern Illinois orchard districts. 
Many orchards where the scale has been held urizr control for a 
number of years have had the fruit seriously damaged from spotting 
by the scale «" 
Oregon M.AoYothers (October ll). "In a good many drchards the loss from 
this insect was from 5 to 15 per cent, even where spraying had been 
done* Tht insect is not genere.l over the valley •# 
PLUM CURCULIO ( Cono tracheitis nenuj&har. Hbst-) 
Connecticut W-H-Darrow (September 2l)« "Apparently one of the worst apple pests 
in Tolland and New London Counties this year, bring much worse than 
last year. Unsprayed apples damaged 100 per cent.'"' 
PEACH 
A SAWFLY (E -io ga ir.no ides sp.) 
Louisiana T.H.Jones (September^). "Larvae of this sawfly causing noticeable 
amoxuit of damage to leaves of peach trees in yards in Baton Rouge-" 
PEACH-TREE BORER ( Aeger ia exit ipsa Say) 
Georgia OLiver I- Snapp (October 19). "Thousands of pounds of paradi- 
chlorobenzene will be put out this week by Georgia peach growers for 
the peach borer* Many are taking chances on tree injury and using the 
material on young trees-" 
SHOT-HOLE BORER (Scolytua. rugru^ psus Rat 2-) 
Georgia Oliver !• Snapp (October 9)» "Adult bark-beetles have been feeding 
at the buds on peach twigs, causing exudation of gum- The attack has 
frequently been made on healthy trees, but generally on thosa near 
an old neglected orchard or strip of woodland*™ 
PLUM CURCULIO (C onotrachelus ner mnhar Hbst«) 
Georgia Oliver I- Snapp (October 7)» "The first adult of the third generation 
left the soil in the insectary today. This is believed to be the 
first record of third-generation adults of C. nenuphar, being bred 
from peach. A large percentage of the adults in the field have no* 
