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RASPBERRY BYTURUS ( Syt;p?u;s unicolfr? Say) 
NE\7 YORK. J, B 6 - Palmer. (April 22), Ulster County. The first beetle was 
found today. Thi? pest is anrualiy d-o struct ive in this section 
and extensive control measxires should be put in operation at 
once. 
(April 22 ) , The beetles are coming out in con- 
siderable numbers. 
CURRANT APHID (Fysns r ibis L. ) 
NEW YORK, P, J. Fairott. (March 2.1). Newly hatched nymphs common at 
Geneva* 
INrGN'^D OTIRPAM! WORM (Pteronidea .riopsi Scop. ) 
DELAWARE. C. L. Houghton. (Ai^ri] 6), A few females ovipositing today. 
los very numerous. The weather is warm and bright. Observa- 
tion iffide ac Newark. 
VIRGINIA. 
FLORIDA 
FLoaiaA. • 
FLORIDA. 
Rex Hunt, F,H„B, (April 17), A very mild early spring with 
I ' . '■ t. Larvae observed in enormous numbers. Entirely stri 
ping gooseberry bushes© 
*l' :" ' \ \ " /'■'"' 2 IrK ^'l'-y 
J. '.'. Viatson. ! ; i"N 15) $ 7hi5 insect is much more numerous 
tha:.i in previous y= nd stoma to be on the increase at Monti- 
c . This . r-.\ his been reported as doing considerable 
:. ;e all over ; ;L.e pyean section. 
" II T-Ji" 1 ■'■'■:; ?v.V J . 
J- a, './ace.-)-:, •. cj - ' : _ ie thrips caused considerable 
6" cage to c:".tr us i.; L2e iln blo : I ley were much more numerous 
this year than usual over the whole State. 
CCN'ION XiJ.TJ' 1 7 ri : (1)1 s rsitrj..) 
Jo Chafi". :.-, (Kar-l . ; . . s of the first brood noticed on 
March 20 at G .<. _• 3 a ., This is about 20 or 30 days earlier 
than usuaio No doubt due to the warm weather. ■ 
FLORIDA. 
bust :: t : ;, ' | tq: ■■ -. p;£iv< v'fd 
J. R. V.r. •-';!. . ;,vj.; t 15), Th:!s insect reems to be more abun- 
dant thei*3 .;/-.vvl this ye r, but is less ai-undant this month than 
last. It appeared 15 or 20 days earlier than normally. 
