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The codling moth started pupating in the third week of the 
month in Delaware, and adults were observed in Georgia the middle 
of the month. In the East Central States pupation started the 
second week of the month and in the Great Basin was well under 
way the third week of the month. 
The eastern tent caterpillar was hatching in considerable 
numbers throughout the New England, Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic, 
and lower Mississippi Valley States early in April. This insect 
appears to be moderately abundant throughout this area. 
Pupation of the oriental fruit moth was practically com- 
pleted in Delaware during the month and adults were observed in 
Virginia about the middle of the month. In Georgia, eggs began 
hatching during the second week in April. 
For the first time since the Japanese beetle lias been 
known to occur in the United States, this insect suffered consider- 
able winter mortality in certain parts of the older infested areas. 
The four-spotted tree cricket was damaging raspberries so 
seriously in the Lewiston district of Idaho that control measures 
were necessary. 
Cold, wet weather in the Charleston district of South Caro- 
lina was followed "by considerable injury by the seed corn maggot. 
The tomato pinworm surviving the winter on old tomato plants 
is heavily infesting the new fields in the Santa Ana district of 
California. 
Hundreds of acres of cabbage in Mississippi were plowed under 
on account of heavy cabbage aphid infestations. 
A heavy infestation of forest tent caterpillar was reported 
from the southern part of Mississippi, sweet gum and oak being de- 
foliated in four counties. 
Larvae of Kalisid ota ingeus lly. Edw. are seriously damaging 
ponderosa pine in the Apache National Forest in Arizona.. 
