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COTTON APHID ( Aphis gossypii Glov.) 
Arizona. T. P. Cassidy and T. C. Barker (April 18): In the vicinity of 
Buckeye in the Salt River Valley cotton lice are very prevalent on 
the foliage of sprouting stubble cotton. 
Puerto Rico. L. C. Fife (April lU) : The cotton aphid was found in most of 
the plantings on the northern coast, hut no serious damage was observed. 
FIELD CRICKET ( Gryllus assimilis Fab.) 
Mexico. C. S. Rude (April l 1 - 1 ) : Field crickets continued to be a serious 
pest in the cotton fields of the Laguna district of Mexico. In some 
places the cotton is recovering from the cricket damage but in others 
replanting will be necessary. This is a serious situation, as there 
is not enough seed in the Laguna for replanting and, with exchange and 
financial conditions as they are, it will be very difficult to import 
the cotton seed. 
COTTON BLISTER MITE C EMoPhye.B goseypil Bke.) 
Puerto Rico. L. C. Fife (April lU) • Young cotton plants 12 inches high 
were found to be heavily infested with the West Indian blister mite 
(E. gossypii ) in one field at Isabela on April 6. Many of the fruiting 
branches on these plants have been destroyed. This infestat ion- 
originated from infested new growth on old cotton plants of the 1935 
crop that had not been destroyed in an adjacent field. 
FOREST AND SKADE-TRSE INSECTS 
CANKERWORMS ( Ge ome t r idae ) 
Connecticut. B. H. Walden (April 2H) : Eggs of Alspphtla pometaria Harr. 
are abundant in New Haven County. No indications 'of hatching. 
New York. IT, Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (April 13): Several cankerworm 
egg, masses have been observed in Greene County. 
New Jersey. H. W. Allen (April 20): A considerable number of egg clusters, 
apparently of fall cankerworms, have been noted in the vicinity of 
Mo ores town. As this insect was not present in destructive numbers in 
this vicinity last year, the presence of considerable numbers of egg 
clusters may indicate the probability of an appreciable infestation 
during the coming season. 
Michigan. R. Hut eon (April 20): Eggo of cankervrorrn* are abundant about 
Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Owosso. 
