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OAK 
ORjU'TG-E- STRIPED OAK WORM ( Anisota senatoria A, & S.) 
Rhode Island and Connecticut, J. V. Schaffner,. Jr* (October 2J): Stripping 
of scrub, scanlet, and black osk is noticeable between VJesterly, R. I,, 
and Old Lyme, Conn. 
Mississippi, T. E. HcGeliee (October 24): Larvae, probably belonging to 
this species, have stripped almost all of the foliage from an oak tree 
in Harrison Coiinty, 
LEjLP GALLS ( Heurotorus spp, ) 
General, P. Pelt (October 22): H, minutus Bass, has been exceptionally 
abundant in the Northeastern States, and in some places has cansed 
extensive reduction in loaf development. 
Indiana. J. A. Hyslop (October 2S): Specimens of N, laurifolian Ashm. 
v;ere collected at Terre Haute, (Let, by A, B , . Gahan . ) 
EGROPEilN PIIIE SHOOT MOTH ( Rhyacionia buo liana Schiff,) 
General. J. V. ^chaffner, Jr, (October 2j): Infestations have been in- 
creasing during the last 3 years in older portions of infested areas 
of Connecticut, New York, and Nev; Jersey, ov;ing to absence of abnormally 
low winter temperatures. Red pines ha.ve been severely infested at 
Brockton, Hass,, and in the vicinity of Dover, N, Y, 
I'Tiil'TTUCKST PINE SHOOT MOTH ( Rhyapionia frustrana Comst.) 
Hebra.ska, H. D. Tate (0ctober'2l) : Renorted as causing severe damage to 
young windbreak plantings of ponderosa pine in western Nebra.slca, 
PINE BEETLES ( Pendroctonus stjp, ) 
Georgia,, 0, I, Snapp (October 23): D, frontalis Zimm, has attacked orna- 
mental pine trees on a farm near Port VaJloj’' in central Georgia and 
has killed parts of the trees, 
Utah, G, E, Knowlton (October 2l):. Pendroctonus spp, are damaging lodge- 
pole pines in the V/anatch and Ashley National Eorests, and yellow pine 
in the Powell and Pixie Eorests, 
IHIITE-PINE b^EVIL ( Pissodes strobi Peck) 
New England. J, V, Schaffner, Jr, (October 27): Reported that there was a 
considora.blc reduction, as compared with 1940, in the number of attacks 
on white nine leaders throughout Nov; England and Nev; York, approximately 
4o percent being attacked in some cases. Six infeeted red pine loaders 
v;ere observed in a, 9"^/'car-old plantation of mixed red and white pine, 
Vfherc only 8 uercont of the vrhite pine has boon attanked in 194l, 
