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GOUTY MAPLE GALL (Dasyneura c omiunis Pelt) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 2~j) : Bather prevalent the last few weeks, 
according to reports from many parts of central Indiana. 
Kentucky. F. A. Price (May 26): Doted on maple raid oak, and more common 
than usual. 
OGELLATE MAPLE LEAP GALL ( Cecidonyia ocellaris O.S.) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 27) : Bather prevalent the past few weeks in 
central Indiana. 
AIT APHID ( Prep an aphis acerif oliae Thos.) 
Arkansas. IT. J. Baerg (May S) : Apparently rather heavily infesting the 
sugar maple trees in Payetteville, in the northwestern part of the 
Stake. Some of the trees are shedding to an alarming degree. 
A MIBID ( Cocco~baph.e s sanguinareus Uhl.) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (May 23): On May 15 the maple hug occurred in 
great quantities on. hard maple trees in Knoxville, Knox County. 
Palling to the ground the insects were found upon the grass. The 
brilliant red of these insects attracted considerable attention. 
The first tine this insect was noted occurring in large numbers in 
the State. 
OBSCURE SCALE ( Chr y s omp halu s obscurus Const.) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (May 23): Occurred on sugar and soft maples in 
Knoxville and caused death to the limbs in several infestations. 
ill QLETERBUTID ( Prateoteras aesculana Biley) 
Tennessee, F. P. Turner (May 12): Snail lepidopterous larvae boring in 
tips of new shoots of silver maple, collected May 6 at Chattanooga, 
were reported as censing severe injury on several trees. Fere present 
last year also. (Det. by C. Heinrich.) 
MESQUITE 
A PHALAEHID ( Melipotis acontioides Guen.) 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (May 12): The Palo Verde semi— looper was observed 
on several mosquito trees in the Phoenix area. Fas moderately abundant. 
Pound crawling into houses in one instance. 
OAK 
OAK LEAP BOLLEB ( Argyrotoxa s emipurpur ana Kearf.) 
Mew Jersey. C. L. Griswold (May 26): Severe defoliation of pin oak was 
observed on May 24 at the East Orange Fater Beservation, Essex County, 
