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0. atomaria Walk., seen feeding in numb er s on oak at Stamford, 
and have practically defoliated tho lower half of small white 
and red oaks along roadsides. 
A GALL INSECT ( Andricus coronus Beutm. ) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (May 8): Galls reported on oak at Chevy Chase. 
(Det. by E. _P. Belt. ) 
A MIDGE ( Lasioptera querciperda Felt) 
Connecticut. E. P. Eelt (May 23): Work of oak twig midge observed 
on oak at Stamford, It presumably occurs in small numbers in 
many localities. 
WALKINGSTICKS (Phasmidae) 
Louisiana. T. E. Snyder (May 12): Infestation of a large number of 
brown walkingsticks observed just outside New Orleans, at Gen- 
tilly. Apparently feeding on nearby oak trees and invading 
several houses in large numbers. Mating. 
PINE 
A WEEVIL ( Hylobius radicis Buch.) 
Massachusetts. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (May 22): In a mixed pine plan- 
tation of some 5 or 6 acres planted about 15 years ago at Weston, 
about 40 percent of the trees were blown down in the hurricane of 
last September. Most of the trees had been girdled, or nearly so, 
by borers. Most of the infested trees were Scotch pine. Larvae 
nearly full grown on May 5* Two other inquiries received in May. 
A BARK BEETLE ( P i tyophthorus conf inis Lee.) 
California. K. A. Salman (May 13) : Near Glass Mountain, Modoc County, 
pondersoa pine reproduction suffered severe winter injury during 
the last winter. Needles of 193^ growth and thin-barked parts of 
plants the only parts injured. On April l4 adults wore found 
infesting both injured and uninjured parts. 
A WEEVIL ( Pachylobius picivorus Germ. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (May 23): Adults sent in from Newton County 
where they were injuring pine. 
PANDORA MOTH ( Coloradia pandora Blake) 
Colorado. N. D. Wygant (May 19): No apparent winter mortality 
occurred among the small larvae overwintering on the branches 
of lodgepole pine at Hot Sulphur Springs, on the Arapaho National 
Forest. Feeding has just started for the season and a few larvae 
