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P E A C H 
BLACK PEACH APHID ( Anuraphls persicae-niger Smith). 
INDIANA. J. Jo Davis. The black peach aphis has been usually abundant in 
orchards at Mitchell , Indiana* 
UTAH. V. V7. Tanner. (April 1). Black peach aphis doing considerable 
damage in some trees at Saint George, ./ashington County. 
NORTH CAROLINA. Franklin Sherman. (liarch 19). Black peach aphis ( Aphis 
prunicola ) . Correspondence of late J.larch and early April indi- 
cates that this species is perhaps more prevalent than usual. 
The weather lias been abnormally warn since I larch 1st. The lady 
bug Adalia Bi punctata was observed attacking this aphid. 
PEACH BORER ( S vnanthed on e it i osa Say). 
ILLINOIS. \7. ?. Flint. (April 16). Mild winter has fayored the hiberna- 
tion of the larvae of this insect; is probably more abundant tha: 
the average. Para-dichlorobenzene has given very satisfactory 
results in controlling the borer where properly applied. 
MISCELLANEOUS FRUIT INSECTS 
PLUM CURCULIO (Cj^np^raL-hplu3 pe :iuphar Hbst. ) 
NORTH CAROLINA. Franklin Sherman. (March 19). First adult of the season ob- 
served today at Raleigh, The blossoms of this plum tree had fal- 
len about four days before the beetle was taken. The season has 
been abnormally warm since larch 1st. 
GRAPE LEAF HOPPER (Bryth roneur a comes Say) 
MICHIGAN, R. Ph Pettit. (March 15), ''Right- nor/ the vineyards down at Paw 
.'raw and lawton are swarming with grape leafhoppers. Je have had 
an open winter with very little cold weather and almost no s. 
and the hoppers have come out from their hibernating quarters 
and are now showing themselves. I hope the vineyard owners will 
become convinced that the logical way to control the grape leaf- 
hoppers is to rake up and burn rubbish late in the season, 
surer- will be convinced now that the grape leafhoppers do hiber- 
nate, as has been preached to them ever since I have been in 
Michigan.". 
"The Office of Deciduous P'ruit Insect Investigations, Bureau of 
itomology, advises that there is evidence that the grape leaf- 
hopper is apparently approaching another period of years of un- 
usual abundance in the Great lakes grape growing territory. 
