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Utah. G. P. Knowlton and assistants (May 22): Poplar foliage attacked by 
forest tent caterpillars at Moroni, and maple at Murray. They were 
seriously injuring poplars, willows, and several other kinds of trees 
and shrubs at Park City, Summit County, and Japanese quince and 
Japanese rose at Morgan. Tent caterpillars ( Malacosoma spp.) did much 
more damage to shade trees and ornamentals than previously at Spring- 
dale, Rockville, and Hurricane, .Washington County, in April. They 
were causing considerable annoyance in houses. (May 9) : Injury was 
severe in the Green Eiver and Elgin areas, especially on poplars and 
cottonwoods; also damaging shade trees at Bluff, San Juan County. 
Caterpillars were severely damaging foliage of cherry, peach, apricot, 
and apple trees in orchards; also black willow, elm, poplar, boxelder 
trees, and ornamental shrubs in the vicinity of Moab and southeast in 
Spanish Valley. Orchard and shade trees severely damaged throughout 
Wayne County. (May 13): There were reports of cherry trees being 
damaged in an orchard at East Kaysville. 
NEVADA BUCK-MOTH (Hcmileuca nova.de ns is Stretch) 
Hebraska. H. D. Ta,te (May 17)* A twig of cottonw r ood tree, infested with 
eggs, was received from Hitchcock County on April 30, and a twig from 
a Chinese elm tree, infested with eggs, was received from the same 
county on May 6. 
BROWH— TAIL MOTH ( Hygmia phaeorrhoea Donov. ) 
Hew England. L. D. Casey (May 23): Heavy scattered infestations in York 
County, Maine, in Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 1T.H. , and in 
Essex County, Mass. Many old apple and pear orchards were completely 
defoliated. 
A BORER ( Scolytus sul cat us Lee. ) 
Connecticut. P. P. Wallace (May 23): Abundant in apple trees injured by 
flood near the Connecticut River, causing only secondary injury, at 
Portland, Middlesex County. The insect was common in maple and elm 
in East Windsor, Hartford County, in hurricane-injured trees. 
TBRRAPI1T SCALE ( Lecanium nigrofasciatum Perg.) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 26): Reported as completely encrusting branches 
of osage orange in north-central Missouri. 
C0MM01T RED SPIDER ( Tetranychus telarius L.) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 27): Very severe on conifers at La Payette. 
Early appearance is probably caused by dry weather. 
ASH 
AIT APHID ( Prociphilus fraxinif olii Riley) 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (May 15)* A general, heavy infestation on most a.sh 
trees in the Phoenix area occurred during the first half of May. 
Severe leaf curl and much drip from honeydew resulted. Several 
parasites and predators were observed. 
