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APPLE CURCULIO ( Tachyptercllus quadrigibbus Say) 
11. Y. State Coll. Agr., Weekly News Letter (May): Adults 
were found emerging in hibernation cage's on Mpy 10; "by May 
13 they were coming out in' numbers and continued to do so 
during the remainder of the month. (Abstract, J.A.H.) 
H. R. Eryson (May 27): This insect is very abundant in 
apple orchards in Doniphan County, and is causing considerable 
injury to the young apples and fruit spurs. 
FLAT-HEADED APPLE TREE BORER ( Chrysobothris femorata 01 i v.) 
J. N. Knull (May 15-):- The first"; adults were observed in 
Pulton County on May'i5. Many maple' trees throughout the 
State which suffered with sun scald. during the cummer of 1930 
were infested with this borer in the areas injured by the sun. 
0. I. Snapp (May 13): An unusually .heavy infestation has 
developed in devitalized portions of peach 'trees interplanted 
in a pecan orchard at Albany. The adults from these peach 
trees are causing serious damage to pecan twigs just below 
the new growth. ri- ■ 
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H. G. Butler (May 9): - Adults were "observed to be rather 
common' in. peach orchards in the vicinity of Harriman last 
spring 0.931). The first to be observed ""ETTis spring (1932) 
was taken on May 6. • 
D. W. Grimes (May): The flat-headed apple tree borer is 
moderately .abundant on : pecanat Duraht". ' 
APPLE PLEA WEEVIL ( Orchestes Dal-licorni s Say) 
J. S. Houser (May 26): Practically all overwintering beetles 
have died around Jackson and Chillicothe. This insect for the 
most part is in., the • mature larval and pupal condition in the 
leaves. Young " trees growing;. v,gi\%-_ old orchards severely damaged. 
SHOT-HOLE BORER ( Scolytus nigral o sus Ratz.) 
E. L. Chambers (May 25): Shot-hole borers are becoming very 
abundant in many neglected farm orchards throughout the 
southern part of the State. 
" ' EUROPEAN RED MITE ( Paratetranychus pilosus C. & F.) 
A. I. Bourne (May 24): The European red mite was found to 
be hatching near Amherst on the 9th of May. On the warm days 
immediately following that date they appeared in large numbers. 
N. Y. State Coll. Agr., Weekly Ue^ws Letter (May): The 
European red mite was reported*as quite generally abundant 
over the eastern and central part of the State. (Abstract , J .A. H. ) 
