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RASPBERRY FRUIT WORM ( Byturus unicolor Say) 
New York _ N. Y. State Coll. Agr., Weekly News Letter (May): The rasp- 
berry fruit worn has "been causing more injury than in several 
'years by skeletonizing the leaves and blasting the flowers 
in Orange and Ulster Counties in southern Hew York. (Abstract, 
J.A.H.) 
Washington J. Wilcox, and W. W. Baker (May 12): The first record we 
have of the 'adults feeding on evergreen blackberry was ob- 
tained today. The flower -buds are not out yet but several 
specimens were seen feeding in -the opening leaf buds in Fuyal- 
lup. (May 12): Eggs found on thimbleberry today; the first 
eggs observed this season in Puyallup Valley. (May IS): Could 
find no eggs in either of two fields of loganberry examined 
in Auburn. (May 18): Eggs were found in fair numbers today 
in Puyallup on King raspberry. (May 20): Feeding by the 
adult was common on the buds of native blackcap (Fubus leuco- 
dermis) in a patch examined today in Puyallup. Only one egg 
was located in examining buds on several bushes though the 
fruits of the first blossoms are well developed. 
BLACK GOOSEBERRY BORER ( Xylocrius agassizi Lec.) 
Washington : ". T . 3aker (May 15): The first specimen of this genus I 
have seen from this State' was beaten from a native species of 
gooseberry today in Mineral. ' 
A CURCULIOEID ( Pan sc opus tormdus Lec.) 
Washington Wna. W. Baker (May 16): Evidence of damage to the under- 
ground -portion of the new shoots was obtained today in Alder- 
ton. The adult gouges out portions of the cane from 1 to 
4 inches below ground and in many cases weakens the Cane so 
that it breaks off at about the ground level. 
RASPBERRY 3 AW FLY ( Monophadnoides rubi Harr. ) 
Ohio E. W. Mendenhall (May 18): The raspberry sawfly is quite 
noticeable in the raspberry plantations in Fairfield County. 
Iowa H, E. Jaques (May 27): Thus sawfly is very abundant in our 
region this year. The top leaves of many of the plants in 
almost every raspberry patch aire badly riddled. It is the 
first that it has come to our attention in our region. 
