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A SAlfPLY (Arge scapiolaris Klug) 
Maine, H, B, Peirson (Augast): Birch sawfly defoliated a small stand of 
white hirch at Seal Karhor on Augast IS, 
A, E, Brower (Augast )i Large nuinhers reported on hirch from Seal 
Harhor and several points in north-central Maine, 
CATALPA 
CAIALPA SPHIITX ( Ceratomia catalpo^e Bdv, ) 
West Virginia, L . M, Peairs (August 22); UnusuoAly ahundeut throughout the 
region surrounding Morgantoim; larvae observed within the last few days 
h.ave been very heavily pa^rasitized. Counts on three trees shoiired more 
than 90 percent of the larvae v/ith attached cocoons, and during the 
period of counting parasites v/ere emerging from some of the larvae 
to form their pupan, so it is probable tha,t the apparent parasitism is 
n6Jb the retinal paranitism, 
Ohio, E, W, Mendenhall (August ll): Larvae very bad and stripping loaves 
from catalpa, trees in central and southern Ohio, 
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ELM LEAP BEETLE ( Oalerucella xanthomelanna Schr.) 
Uov; England, E, P, Pelt (August 15)i Caused exceptionally severe damage 
in many communities in Hev/ York and Hew England, 
Vermont, K, L, Bailey (August 29 ); Inspections at Burlington, northx/estern 
Vermont, and Bra,ttleboro , southv/estern Vermont, la.te in July and August 
sho\"7ed no sign of a second brood, 
Ma-ssachusetts, A. P. Bungoss (July 22): Reported as very abundant at Great 
Ba-rrington, 
Ohio, T, H, Parks (August 26): Has done unusua,! amount of damage to 
English elms in the cities of central Ohio, 
Kentucky, M, L, Eidlako (August 26): Invading a dv/clling house at Hicholas- 
villc, 
LARGER ELM LELf\P BEETLE (Monocjestn corj/li Say) 
Virginia, W. J, Schoene (August I5)j Seriousls?- defoliated a row of Ameri- 
can elms on the. campus at Blanksburg, On August 10 large numbers of 
the mature larva,e were crawling, dovm the tree to pupate and a few 
beetles rxe emerging. 
