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In the Middle Atlantic States, fron Connecticut southward to Virginia 
and westward to Ohio the locust loaf nincr is so abundant that practically 
all of the foliage is "browned over large areas. Wo also received reports 
of heavy infestations "by this insect in Mississippi. 
■4 chrysonclid "beetle Baliosus ruber Web* seriously browned the foli- 
age of red oak trees in the southern part of Mississippi and Louisiana. 
