G. F. Knowlton (May 15) : Willows and plums damaged on farms 
at Holladay. 
GYPSY MOTH (Porthetria dispar L.) 
Pennsylvania. A. F. Burgess (May l6) : Check-up at and in the vicinity 
of the infestation northeast of Pittston, in the township of 
Damascus, Wayne County, recently completed with negative results. 
FALL WEBWORM ( Hyphantria cunea Drury) 
Louisiana. 0. I. Snapp (May 11): Nests of half-grown larvae observed 
on button willow at Minden, northwestern Louisiana. 
A GE0METB.IL ( Lycia ursaria Walk. ) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 24): Deported on May 19 as being quite 
destructive to foliage of trees in the St, Louis area. Same pest 
reported as of considerable importance in that area last year. 
Feeding on foliage of oak, poplar, Chinese elm, and a number of 
other trees. 
FIR FLATKEALED BORER ( Melanophila fulvoguttata drummondi Kby. ) 
California. K. A. Salman (May 13): Two adults removed from open- 
surface evaporimeters near Cornaz Lake, Shasta County, on April IS. 
This is an extremely early flight record for this area, 
A SCOLYTID ( Pterocyclon mali Fitch) 
Pennsylvania. E. J. Udine (May 18): Flying in large numbers in woods 
on March 11 at Doubling Gap, Cumberland County. Reported as 
attacking hardwoods and apple. (Det. by M. W. Blackman.) 
ASH 
A SAWFLY ( Tomostethus multicinctus Rohw.) 
Virginia. R. A. St. George (May l6): Larvae feeding on foliage of 
young ash tree at Arlington on May 15 . (Det. by R. A. Cushman.) 
AN APHID ( Prociphilus fraxini-dipetalae Essig) 
California. K, A, Salman (May 13) : Ash trees planted for several 
miles along the highway east of North Sacramento observed on April 
9 as severely injured, new leaves being curled, dried, and shrivel- 
ed. Abundant on loaves .and twigs of tho injured trees, but 
relatively scarce on the less severely injured or uninjured ones. 
(Dot. by E. 0. Essig.) 
