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AN APHID (Aphiidac) 
• Baker (May 18): On May 7 several tling raspberry fruit 
sp-ors were -observed in Puyallup vhich had "been injured o.nd the 
growth retarded by this aphid, but at that, time no nymphs were 
present though many cast' skins were in evidence. On May 18 
nymphs' were' abundant on many fruit spurs throughout the field. 
No winged forms were collected. 
J. Wilcox and W. W. Baker (May 12): In five previous years 
in Puyalluo no aphids were seen on Evergreen blackberry at 
this time of the year. Today many of the new shoots vere 
heavily infested. Two growers reported aphids as abundant on 
their canes and aphids have been rather serious -rests in past 
years. 
ROSE SCALE ( Aulac .•\ST)i s ro sae Bouche) 
E. N. Cory .(May 13): This insect is quite prevalent in most 
of the raspberry plantings in Washington County. 
B. 'J. Mendenhall (M. r y 18): The rose scale is quite bad on 
raspberry and blackberry canes in Fairfield County. 
3LACX_H0BN3D TBBB CRICKET ( Pecan thus nj^rlcornis ffalk.) 
B. IT. Cory (May 13): Injury ha.s been extremely serious in 
Washington County. 
J. J. Davis (May 26): Tree cricket eggs were reported abund- 
ant in raspberry canes from Butler April 22. 
' GRAPE 
GRAPE FLEA BEETLE ( Hal tier, chalybea 111.) 
J. H. Bigger (May): Grane fiea beetles are much more nume- 
rous than usual in vestern Illinois. On early grapes about 
April 23, and late graces May 2. 
L. Haseman (May 21): Grace flea beetles" are abundant over 
the State. Larvae half gro : 'n May 20. 
A. F. Satterthwc.it (May 9): Unusually destructive on grape 
blossoms and early foliage buds at Webster Groves. 
