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eastern Maine the infestation is (C^onerall;'’ light to nodiun, and in 
the central and vrestcrn parts of the State there have "been moderate 
increases in infestation at a nunhcr of points. Moc'eratc infestations 
persist in some of the old-grov.^th stands, notably Cornell Motuitaan, 
in the Catskills of ITow York; Green Peak and Mount Equinon, in southern 
Vermont; and the Scott’s Bog area of Pittsburg, in northern Pew Hampshire 
Infestation of Deer Mountain, in Pittsburg area, H. H,, has decreased 
noticeably since last year. Light infestation also persists in a num- 
ber of plantations in Hev; York State. 
Vermont, H. L, Pailcy (October): Eall-scou.ting inspections show very light 
infesta-tion in northern Vermont sections, ITo complete defoliation, 
with an occasional tree shoving feeding, 
YELLO¥-H^,ABED SPPUCE SAtJPLY ( Pikonena alaskonsis- ^Roh;;) 
Pev; Hammshire, J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (October 27): Defoliated the new 
grovlh en some ornamental spruce trees on a camp ground in the VHeitc 
Mountain Pational Porest, 
EjYS'^IIPJT SPBUCE beetle ( Pendroc tonus nicca,perda Hopk, ) 
Hew Hampshire, J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (October 27): Ho nevr outbreaJks wore 
noted in 2 v/ecks of scouting on the Phite Mountain ITational Porest, 
A frv infested trees v^ere fomid in the Crav/ford ITotch area, vrhero a 
heavj^ infestation v/as fouind in 19^0, 
Vermont, J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (October 27): Infestations on the permanent 
sample strip on Monastery Mountain, Hiddlebury Gap road, shov/cd a 
slight decline, 0,1 tree per acre being attacked this year as com- 
paned v;ith 0,203 per acre in 19^0 , 
BiiRk BEETLES (^ spp.) 
Virginia., L. A. Hetrick (October 17)1 calligranhus Germ, and L. grandi- 
collis Eiclih. are infesting tv\?o large Horway spruce trees in ITational 
Cemetery at Seven Pines, 
I !T S E C T S A P P E C T I r G G E E E P H 0 U S E 
A IT D 0 R IT A M E IT T A L PL A IT T S 
, STALK BORER ( Papaipoma. nebris nitela. Gu.cn . ) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (October 22): Reported fro.m several places in northern 
Indiana as abundant early in September, Phlox v/as connonljr reported as 
the host riant, 
A SOD TriBEORH ( Cr ambus sperryollus Klots.) 
California, C. F, Pishcr (September 6): Adults collected at porch light, 
Anpea.rs to be species comoonly seen flying low over lawrn in the even- 
ing or resting near norch lights in Presno, and its larvae arc probably 
