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Derby Royal and Stewart apricots and damaged as high as 50 percent of 
the fruit in some orchards. 
• GRAP E 
GRAPE LEAFHOPPER ( Erythroneura comes Say) 
New York, P. J, Parrot (May 22): Grape leafhoppers are abundant in grape 
districts in the western part of the State, 
.California, S. Lockwood (May 1): The grape leafhopper is far more than 
normally abundant in the Napa Valley, and in the San Joaquin Valley con- 
tinues to be more of a pest than it has been for years, even in L93O, the 
worst outbreak ever previously recorded, 
M, L, Jones (May 11): Madera County reports that the grape leafhop- 
per was severe generally on grapes in April, In Kings County the leaf- 
hopper severely infested 13,95b acres of grapes in April. In Kern County 
the leafhopper was reported as moderately abundant .during April, 
WESTERN GRAPE ROOT WORM ( Adoxus obscurus L.) 
California. S. Lockwood (May 1): On April 28 the grape root worm was ob- 
served in damaging numbers on grape near Saint Helena, 
EIGHT-SPOTTED FORESTER (Alypia octomaculata Fab.) 
Kansas, H. R. Bryson (May 24): Larvae of the 8-spotted forester were re- 
ported attacking the leaves of grapes at Sedan. This insect was doing 
slight damage at Manhattan to unsprayed grapes during the first 2 weeks 
of May, 
CURRANT 
CURRANT APHID ( Myzus ribis L.) 
Ohio. E, W, Mendenhall (May 23): The currant aphid is very abundant and 
is curling the terminal leaves of currants in home gardens, 
IMPORTED CURRANT WORM ( Ptercnide a ribesii Scop.) 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (May 24): The imported currant sawfly is moderately 
' abundant on gooseberries and currants at Manhattan. 
CITRUS 
GREEN CITRUS APHID ( Aphis spiraecola Patch) 
Florida, J. R. Watson (May 21): The green citrus aphids were very scarce 
the past year in the main citrus belt but have been more numerous than 
ever on Satsuma trees in Alachua County during the last month, 
BLACK CITRUS APHID ( Toxoptera aurantiae Boyer) 
California. M. L. Jones (May 11): The bHack citrus aphid is reported as 
generally severe on oranges, 
AVOCADO 
LATANIA SCALE ( Aspidiotus lataniae Sign. ) 
California, H, J, Ryan (May 24): The Latania scale has increased consider- 
ably in avocado plantings in Los Angeles County, the districts nearer the 
coast being most severely infested, 
