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Europe, it was brought into America. In 1882 it was taken on wil- 

 lows in' New York City; in 1884 one specimen was taken in New 

 York State and one in Staten Island. In 1887 it was found on wil- 

 lows near West Bergen, New York. In 1891 Smith reports it as kill- 



,.-;„ ,,,.;— Alap of Minnesota. Coirespondcnts are located in those counties which are 

 ^' " ' marked with a O. See page 121. 



ing willows and other trees in New Jersey ; in 1895 it was found by 

 Fernald at Melrose, Massachusetts, feeding in large numbers on 

 willows. In "Garden and Forest," Vol. X, 1897, there is a state- 

 ment to the effect that it was afifecting all species of willows in the 



