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New Hampshire. P. B. Dowden (October 24): During 1939 areas heavily- 
infested in southern Hew Hampshire, near Dublin, and southern 
Vermont, near Wilmington, increased in wide circles, but feed- 
ing was less severe in the stands heavily attacked in 1938. 
The severely affected area in southern Vermont now includes 
about 50 square miles and that in southern Hew Hampshire about 
100 square miles. In central Vermont, at Lincoln, infestation 
became greatly reduced. The sawfly is generally present in 
small numbers throughout the spruce areas of both Vermont and 
New Hampshire. 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (October 26): This season showed expansion 
of heavy infestation in Wilmington-Marlboro area, Windham 
County, south-central Vermont. Infestation was less intensive, 
however, in areas of heaviest defoliation last season. Popula- 
tion built up on periphery of infestation as it receded in the 
interior. Much smaller number of cocoons per foot present 
than were found last year. 
SPRUCE NEEDLE MINER ( Taniva albolineana Kearf . ) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (June 13): Larvae were attacking spruce in 
Augusta and wore nearly full grown. 
Minnesota. H. Milliron (October 20): Reported, on spruce at North- 
field. 
SPRUCE BUDWORM ( Cacoccia fumif orana Clem.) 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (October 20): Very abundant. Several 
bad infestations in the Redlake area. 
SPRUCE GALL APHID ( pineus pinifoliao Fitch) 
Maine. H. B. Feirson (September 11): Very abundant at Seal Harbor, 
on Mount Desert Island. 
Massachusetts. P. B. Dowden (August 11): Aphid galls on tips of 
red spruce twigs collected at Ashficld, Franklin County, in 
western Massachusetts. (Det. by P. W. Mason.) 
COOLEY'S SPRUCE GALL ( Adel go s cooleyi Gill.) 
Delaware. E. P. Felt (October 23): On oriental spruce at Wilmington. 
WILLOW AND POPLAR. 
POPLAR AND WILLOW BORER ( Sternochotus , lapathi L. ) 
Minnesota. K. Milliron (October 20): Reported from Newport as 
attacking willow and poplar. 
