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Oregon. F. P. Keen (June 26): Group killing unusually abundant this 
year on Douglas-fir along the Oregon coast, probably as an aftermath 
of forest fires in 1937* 
A WEEVIL (Cy lindrocoptur us longulus Lee.) 
Washington. R. L. IV. mis a (June ?.6); Damage to lateral and terminal 
branches of Douglas-' fir by the Douglas-fir tip weevil exceedingly 
abundant throughout. Washington, particularly on the prairie district 
south of Fugou Sound. Damage most pronounced on poor sites 
with thin topsoil. Open-grown trees less than 25 feet high pre- 
ferred, and trees over 12 feet high seldom seriously affected. 
LARCH 
LARCH SAWFLY ( Lygaoonematus erichsonil Htg.) 
Montana. J. C. Evenden (July 20): Recently found along the Clark Fork 
Rivor for a distance of some 25 miles west of Thompson Falls. 
Severe defoliation on western larch. 
LINDEN 
LINDEN WART GALL ( Cecidomyia verrucicola 0. S.) 
New York and Pennsylvania. E. P. Felt (July 22): Reported as abundant 
and somewhat injurious in southern Westchester County, N. Y. , and 
in tho Philadelphia area, Pa. 
A LEAF MINER ( Chalepus rubra Weber) 
Michigan. R. Hutson (July 25) i Reported from Byron Center on July 11 
as attacking basswood loaves. 
A CHRYSOMELID ( Baliosus ruber Weber) 
Minnesota. A. G, Ruggles and assistants (July 20): Moderately abundant 
on basswood at Perham, Ottortail County, 
LOCUST 
LOCUST LEAF MINER ( Chalepus dorsalis Thunb.) 
Pennsylvania. T. L. Guyton (July 17): Very numerous on black locust 
at Harrisburg. 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (July 19): A very heavy defoliation on locust 
trees in Pri-o.ce Georges and Charles Counties. 
Virginia. W. S. Hough. (July): Severe damage caused to locust trees in 
Frederick and Shenandoah Counties. Foliage of the black locust trees 
presents a brown, scorched appearnace as seen from a distance. 
