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PI¥E ROOT WEEVIL ( HyloMus radicis Buch.) 
General. E. P. Eelt (February 24): Locally abundant in southwestern 
New England. 
PINE BARE BEETLES spp.) 
Pennsylvania. E. P. Felt (February 24): pini Say found breeding 
abundantly in several weak trees in the vicinity of Philadelphia. 
Mississippi. B. W. Grimes (February 23): Specimens of _I. avulsus Eich, 
taken from pine in Attala. County early in November 1939* Live adults 
of calligraphus Germ, found under the bark of pine in Holmes County 
early in November. 
EED“HEA.E)ED PINE SAWFLY ( Neodiprion lecontei Fitch) 
Maryland. Mrs. E. Stunkle (December IS, 1939) i On scrub pine at Tusca.rora. 
(Det. by R. A. Cushman.) 
WHITE-PINE APHID (C inara strobi Fitch) 
New York. E. P. Felt (February 24): Numerous eggs deposited on pine 
needles at Oceanside, Long Island, 
PINE SPITTLE BUG ( Aphrophora parallela. Say) 
Pennsylvania, G. B. Sleesraan (February 19): Severe injury to several 
forest plantings of Scotch, Austrian, and jack pine in Schuylkill 
County. Infestations unusucally heavy in the Philadelphia area. A 
smaller spittle bug, species undetermined-, occurred on juniper. 
SPRUCE BUD SCALE ( Physokormos piceae Schr.) 
Pennsylvania, E. P . Felt (February 24) : This scale is increasing in 
numbers in the region about Philadelphia, 
PINE NEEDLE SCALE ( Chionaspis pinifoliae Fitch) 
Now Hampshire. E. P. Felt (February 24): Found to be somewhat numerous on 
mugho pine. 
Pennsylvania. G. B. Sleesman (February I 9 ): Heavy infestations found in 
the Philadelphia ar^a on Scotch, Austrian, rod, and mugho pines. 
