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A WEEVIL ( Hylobius radicis Such. ) 
Massachusetts. J. V. S chaff nor , Jr. (October 12): It was reported 
in May 1939. that a plantation of Scotch and Corsican pine in 
Weston was heavily infested. Thus far, only the trees which 
wore wind- thrown in the storm of September 21, 1938, have died. 
Many of the standing trees are now heavily infested and the 
root-collars in many cases almost completely girdled. Adults, 
both teneral and older active specimens, were observed on October 
12, as well as larvae ranging from about one-fourth grown to 
nearly full grown. 
AN APHID ( Dilachnus sp.) 
Minnesota. H. Milliron (October 20): Was reported on Scotch pine 
at Hasty, Wright County. 
PINE BARK APHID ( Pincus strobi Htg.) 
Minnesota. A. G. Buggies (October 20): Abundant on white nine 
over the State. 
PINE NEEDLE SCALE ( Chionaspis pinifoliae Pitch) 
New Jersey. E. P. Pelt (October 23): Was found abundant at 
Maplewood. 
PITCH TWIG MOTH ( Petrova comstockiana Porn.) 
Minnesota. H. Mi 11 iron (October 20): Reported on .jack pine at 
Akeley, Hubbard County. 
NANTUCKET PINE SHOOT MOTH ( Rhyacionia f rust r ana Comst.) 
Illinois. H. J. MacAloney (October l6): Taken from the Rosiclare 
Ranger District of the Shawnee National Porest. (Dot. by 
C. Heinrich.) 
SPRUCE 
EUROPEAN SPRUCE SANELY ( Diprion polytomum Htg.) 
Maine. H. B. Feirson (September 10): Over 2,500 reports of the 
presence of the European spruce sawfly in ’Maine were received 
this summer. The widespread outbreak is increasing in intensity 
in sections of northern and eastern Maine. The State reared and 
liberated over 100,000,000 ' jicroplectron fuscipennis Zott. , a 
parasite on the sawfly cocoons, this year. 
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