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PIKE KEEDLE SCiiLE ( Chionaspis pinifoliae Pitch) 
Vermont, H, L. Bailey (May 23); Heportod on mugho pine at Brattlehoro, Windham 
County, southeastern Vermont, and Middlehury, Addison County, westorn 
Vermont, Eggs under specimens rccoivod from latter points unhatched on May 
• 15. 
Minnesota, A, G, Bugglos (May 2l): Many inquiries received about pine needle 
scale on ornamental pines and spruce, 
Nebraska, ■ M, H, Sv/enk (May 17)t Eeported from Hitchcock and Scotts Bluff 
Counties on April I6 and May 2, respectively, 
' • WOOLLY PINE SCiiLE ( Psoudophilippa quaintancii Ckll,) 
Mississippi, 0, Lyle (May 23) t Specimens recently received from Hinds County, 
POPLAR AND WILLOW 
COTTOWOOD LEAP BEETLE ( Chrysomcla scripta P.) 
North Dalcota, J, A, Munro (May 2j)i Specimens received with the report that 
they arc seriously defoliating young cottonwood-troo stock at Mandan, Re- 
port indicates that beetles a,ro prevalent along the Missouri River bottom 
lands • 
SAWPLIES (Tenthredinidac) 
Washington, L, G, Smith (May 8); Pupae collected on Jajiuary 3 under willow 
trees. Reported that they had caused severe damage to shrubbery in the 
Thornton a,rea, 
POPLAR ANB WILLOW BOPER ( Stcrnochetus lapathi L,) 
Pennsylvania, H, E, Hodgkiss (l^ay 25); Adults and la.rvae observed in Union 
County on May l4, 
Michigan, R, Hutson (May 21); Reported at Detroit, East Lansing, and Owosso, 
Washington, H, Zwisler (May 24); Na.tive willov; trees a,ttaukcd in the Vancouver 
area, where severe injury is occurring. Some limbs are dying. Ground is 
covered with a. mass of sawdust# 
A EUROPEAN BORER ( Saporda populnoa L, ) 
California, P, Sinnons and D, P. Barnes (April 19); A poplar in northwestern 
Tulare County was well infested ^^rith adults resting on folir.ge and twigs, 
Poliage extensively perforated v/ith feeding holes, possibly na.de by beetles, 
(Deb, by W, S. Pisher,) 
