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ASH 
BROVIN- HEADED ASH SAWFLY ( Tomostethus multi cinctus Roh.) 
North Carolina* B« B. Fulton and J. T. Hansen (April 30): On April 14 large 
numbers of adults were emerging under ash trees on the campus of North Caro- 
lina State College at Raleigh and ovipositing in the edges of the leaves. 
Some of the larvae are full grown or nearly so. 
BEECH 
BEECH SCALE ( Cryptococcus fagi Baer.) 
New York. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (April 21): Heavy infestation observed on a 
few trees near Roslyn, Long Island. 
ELM 
A SAWFLY ( Macroxyela f erruginea Say) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (April 24): During the early part of April adults be- 
gan emerging in Kansas City, feeding on opening elm buds; and on April 22 
some larvae, l/2 inch long, were feeding on expanding elm leaves. 
EUROPEAN ELM SCALE ( Gossyparia spuria Mod.) 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (April 4): Trees severely damaged at Logan. 
LINDEN 
A BARK BORER ( Chrysoclista linneella Glerck) 
New York. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (April 22): Abundant on some of the large es- 
tates in Nassau County, Long Island. The larvae bore into the corky and 
green bark on trunk and basal portions of branches of European linden. The 
winter is passed in the larval stage and the moths emerge late in May and in 
June. 
MAPLE 
WOOLLY MAPLE SCALE ( Phena coccus acericola King) 
Rhode Island. B. Eddy (April 7): Was found heavily infesting a Norway maple 
20 feet high in Providence. 
OAK 
A TWIG PRUNER ( Hypermallus parallelu s Newm.) 
Virginia. L. A. Hetrick (April 22): In Northumberland County adults emerged 
April 18 from red oak twigs which, as larvae, they caused to be shed from a 
large red oak tree last September. 
A GALL MIDGE ( Parallelodiplosis florida Felt) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (April 25): The vein pocket gall midge began emerging 
in Lexington on April 23* Eggs on the under sides of leaves appeared in 
great numbers the same day. 
