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fested material, examining fallen elm trees and hangers of type 
usually favorable for attack. Living material was found in only 
2 trees at Lexington, In early 19^0 a similar, but more -intense, 
search was made in the same area, and very little was found, al- 
though the beetle has been known to exist in this general region 
since before 1909 . 
LARCH 
LARCH CASSBSARER ( Coleophora la ricella Hbn, ) 
Connecticut, E, P. Pelt (March 3l) : Moderately abundant on larches at 
Stanford, 
LINDEN . . 
AN APHID ( Myzocallis tiliae L.) 
New York, E, ?. Pelt (March 31 ) 5 Eggs abundant on lindens in the Bronx 
area of New York City. 
OAK 
PUBESCENT OAK KERMSS (Kernes pub esc on s Rogue) 
Connecticut, E, P. Pelt (March 31 ) • Apparently increasing in abundance 
since a badly infested tree was noted at Stamford, 
KNOTTY OAK 0-ALL ( ilndricus nunc tat us Bass,) 
Massachusetts, E, P. Pelt (March J>l) '• The knotty or gouty oak gall was 
found extremely abundant on a red oak in the Cape Cod area, 
PINE 
NANTUCKET PINS SHOOT MOTH ( Bhyacionia frustrana Const.) 
Virginia, L, A. Hetrick (March 21,): Pirst field emergence of adults 
noted in King and Queen County on March 21, Winter survival of 
pupae in infested pine shoots has been much greater than last 
winter, 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (March 19 ): Numerous pupae, presumably ,R. frus- 
trana, found in branch tips of young pine,- 
EUROPEAN PINE SHOOT MOTH ( Rhyacionia bud liana Schiff.) 
Connecticut, E, P. Pelt (March 3l) ; Becoming somewhat more prevalent in 
southwestern part of the State and adjacent areas. 
