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N. Y. State Coll. of Agr. News- Letter (April): In the lower Hudson 
River Valley the apple grain aphid ( Rhp-pal o sip hnm prunifoliae Fitch) 
was observed to be hatching on April 9; and nymphs were observed in 
Dutchess and Orange Counties on April 10. By the third week in the 
month they were noticed in unusually large numbers in Orange, Dutchess, 
and Greene Counties. The apple aphid was reported as starting to hatch 
in Onondaga County the week of April 23. The rosy apple aphid, A. roseus , 
was observed hatching in Dutchess County on April 14; and one individual 
was observed in Ulster County on April 12. (Abstract J. A. H.) 
Hew Jersey. T. J. Headlee (April 25): The rosy apple aphid and the green 
apple aphid are scarce, while the oat aphid is abundant. 
Pennsylvania. H. N. Worthley (April 14): Aphid eggs: 232 twigs examined, 
average survival 57.7 percent; minimum survival 41 percent; and maximum 
75 percent, from Franklin County. In beakers of water in the laboratory 
the collapse of eggs continued, and only 8 percent hatched. The value of 
these records as to survival in the field is questionable, for all lots 
except those at State College were in the mail from 24 to 48 hours. At 
State College aphids were seen on buds of flowering crab during the last 
week in March, and on opening buds of apple in the silver tip stage on . 
April 9. ■ The large numbers indicated no abnormal effect of low winter 
temperatures. Weather Bureau records at State College give minima of 
-6°F. on December 29, -17°F. on February 9, and -13°F. on February 28. 
Aphids observed so far are all green (A. -pomi ) and grain (R. prunifoliae ) 
H. E. Hodgkiss (April 23): Nymphs of the green apple aphid and the grain 
aphid were hatching in the southern counties April 1 in unusually large 
numbers. , Of the two species the grain aphid is more abundant. In the 
northern counties they started a week later. Rosy aphid eggs commenced 
to hatch in the most southern counties on April 10. State-wide observa- 
tions indicate a very light infestation. Adalia bi punctata L. is abundant 
on apple trees. Syrphid fly eggs were first seen on April 10 and since 
then have increased in greater numbers than in 1932, when they were 
plentiful . 
Delaware. . -L. A. Stearns (April 24);. Initial hatching of grain aphids noted 
during' the first week of April. 
Maryland. E. U. Cory (April 24): Fruit aphids are moderately abundant, oat 
aphids principally. 
Virginia. W. J. Schoene (April 30): The reports indicate that the various 
species of apple aphids are very scarce in all orchard sections this year. 
This seems to be true on trees sprayed as well as those not sprayed. 
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West Virginia. L. M. Peairs (April 24): rosy (A. roseus ) and the green 
(A,, pomi ) are scarce in Jefferson and Berkeley Counties. 
Georgia. C. H. Alden (April 2l): Fruit aphids are scarce at Cornelia. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (April 24): Apple aphids, mainly green and apple grain 
aphids, are more abundant than usual on the opening buds. The cold rainy 
weather of the middle of April killed many of these newly hatched aphids 
