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RUSTY PLUlvl APHID ( Hysteroneura setariae Thos.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 2*+): Specimens of the rusty plum aphid with 
the report that they were" seriously damaging plum trees were received 
from Belzoni on April 17 . . 
RASPBERRY 
FOUR-SPOTTED TREE CRICKET ( Oecanthus ni^ricornis quadripunctatus Beut . ) 
Idaho. C. Wakeland (April 21): The four-spotted tree cricket is causing 
serious damage to red raspberry canes at Lewiston and growers are 
preparing to spray. 
GRAPE 
CRAPE LEAP POLDER ( Desmia funeral is Hbn. ) 
California. H. C. Donohoe and G. H. Kaloostian (April 13): The grape 
leaf folder has "been reported as doing serious damage to several 
varieties of grapes in the Kings River "bottoms near Sanger for the 
past H- years. Examinations of soil in a planting on April 11 indicated 
a high population of overwintering pupae. Adult emergence is just 
commencing. 
GRAPE ROOT BORER ( paranthene polistif ormis Harr.) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (April 25): The grapevine root borer has damaged 
many vines in a vineyard at Lexington. On removing the vines on April 
20, larvae in "both the first and second year growth were found. 
A WEEVIL ( Glypto-scelis squamulata Crotch) 
California. H. C. Donohoe (April 13): Adults are abundant, feeding on new 
shoots of Sultana grapevines in the Kings River bottoms near Sanger. 
On several other varieties in the immediate vicinity the beetles were 
scarce. 
GOOSEBERRY 
IMPORTED CURRANT WORM ( Pteronidoa ribesii Scop. ) 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (April 24); Eggs of the imported currant worm are showing 
up on gooseberries in the southeastern part of the State. 
PECAN 
PECAN HUT WORM ( Acrobasis caryae Grote) 
Florida. G. F. Moznette and S. 0. Hill (April 21): The larva of this insect 
