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EimOPEAH SmUCE SAmY ( Oi Ip Ini a polytona HtgJ 
G-cneral, P. B. Dowden (June 24): Enerccnce of. adults considerably delayed this 
year at centers of heavy infestation in southern Vernont and IIcv/ Har-ipshire, 
owinfj to unusually wet and cold spring weather. In 1939 enor^^cnco at these 
points \i;as hea.vj'- on about June 1, whereas this year general energence v/as 
not noted until June 13* 
A SPPUCE IJEEDLE MIEEIl ( Taniva. alb o line ana Kearf • ) 
Now York, J« V. Schaffner, Jr, (June l4): Larvae received in May, HeiDorted 
that there was a light infestation on blue spruce a.t Boonville, Adults 
energed fron nn,terial on June 8, 
Minnesota, A. G, Pugglos and assistants (Juno); Very abundant on spruce at New 
Brighton, 
SITKA SPIiUCE GALL APHID ( Adelgos cooleyi Gill.) 
Pennsylvania, G. B. Slcesnan (June 19): Heavy infestation on Douglas fir and 
blue spruce in the Philadelphia area, 
A TUSSOCK MOTE ( Eerncrocanpa sp,) 
Montana. H. B. Mills (June 19): About 100 larvan per tree (Englomann spruce) 15 
feet high, in the vicinity of Billings, Several trees defolia.ted, This is 
not H, pseudotsuga.e McD, nor H, vetusta Bdv, 
SVOIETGUM 
A SC.i'iIjE ( Cryptophyllaspis liquidanbaris Kot,) 
Delaware, E, P, Pelt (June 25): Sweotgun scale occurs connonly on a, group of 
sweetgun trees at Wilnington, (Dot. by H, Morrison^) 
tungwQil thee 
COEN EilE ¥0EM ( Heliothis arnige ra Ebn,) and TOBACCO 3UDW0E14 (H, virescens E.) 
Elorida, J. K. Painter (June 12); At Lanont larvae were found base of tree, 
sone fruit had dropped, and other damaged fruit was still on tree, (Dot. b^>? 
C, Heinrich-,) 
WILLOW 
SPOTTED WILLOW LEiYP BEETLE ( Chrysonela lapponica L.) 
Ohio, T. H, Panks (June 20): Beetles and lai’vac very abundant on willow; severe 
defoliation of sone trees generally. 
