Abstracts. 301 



REPORT ON THE WHITE' PINE WEEVIL.* 



This paper gives a description of the White Pine Weevil, 

 an account of its habits, the damage it causes and a discussion 

 of control methods. 



The writer states : "Scientifically there seems to be no rea- 

 son why the pine weevil should not be controlled throughout 

 the state — or indeed throughout its range- — and their numbers 

 so reduced that a pine or spruce infested by them should be- 

 come a rarity. There is no real reason why the "stag-horn" 

 pine and the "bushy" pines along the roadsides and in the wood- 

 lots and plantations should not give place to symmetrical trees 

 growing in the way nature intended them to grow ; no reason 

 why the present unsightly, stunted trees should not be replaced 

 by objects of real beauty and from being of no value, become 

 the producers of the most valuable timber it is possible to grow 

 in the state. The writer thoroughly believes that the control of 

 the pine weevil is a practical proposition. All that is necessary 

 is a concerted, cooperative effort by all land owners, directed 

 and aided by a corps of experts employed by the State. The 

 cost for a few years would be considerable, but it would not be 

 •excessive when the increased value of the woodlands is taken 

 into consideration. The State would be a more attractive place 

 to live in, and the coming generations would not only receive a 

 heritage of greater beauty, but could also reap a crop of im- 

 mensely greater value." 



Following this are suggested systems of planting white 

 pine and Norway spruce to obviate weevil injury. 



REPORT ON THE SPRUCE BUDWORM.* 



"The spruce budworm (Tortrix .fumiferana Clemens) is 

 with small doubt the most destructive enemy of the spruce, fir 

 and hemlock in Maine." 



*This is an abstract of a paper by M. W. Blackmail, having the 

 same title and published by the Maine Forestry Department in coopera- 

 tion with the Forestry Department, University of Maine and the Maine 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. 



*This is an abstract of a paper by M. W. Blackman, having the 

 same title and published by the Maine Forestry Department in coopera- 

 tion with the Forestry Department, University of. Maine and the Maine 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. 



