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ornamental plantings of pine, particularly red pine, in many localities 
through. Nassau and Westchester Counties. 
Hew Jersey. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (May 23) : Observed as abundant in forest 
and ornamental plantings of pine, particularly red pine, in many 
localities through Morris County. 
A PUCE SHOOT MOTH ( Hhyacionia rigidana Hern.) 
Virginia. L. A. Hetrick (April 30) : Hirst emergence of adults from infested 
pine shoots collected last September in Mathews County were held in 
insectary at West Point. (Det. tentatively from larvae by C. Heinrich./ 
A PINE LOOPSE ( Ellopia pellucidaria G. & S.') 
Virginia. L. A. Hetrick (May l) : Adults were abundant in pine woods in King 
William, King and Queen, and Caroline Counties, in the eastern part of 
the Stale. 
PINE SAWELIES (lenthredinidae) 
Hew Jersey. C. L. Griswold (May 26): Hirst adults of and egg laying by 
Acantholyda orythro cephal a L. observed on April 26 at Morristown. 
Larvae in second- and third-feeding instars noted on May 26. Observa- 
tions of this species in-Morris, Essex, and Somerset Counties up to 
May 26 indicate a decrease in the population from that of last year. 
H. A. Soraci (May 15) : Eggs of this species observed hatching 
today near Clinton on Pinus rosinosa . 
C. L. Griswold (May 26): General, as well as first observed 
hatching of a, pine sawfly , II eo diprion sertifer Geoff., noted on 
April 19 in the vicinity of Morristown, which is nearly 4 weeks 
earlier than in 1940, when hatching was first observed on May J • 
Observations on May 23 and 24, when the larvae wore found to be in 
the last two feeding instars, indicated a further increase in the 
population of this sawfly over the preceding yean in Morris, Essex, 
and Somerset Counties. 
XPELID GALLS (Xyela spp.) 
Virginia. L. A. Hetrick (May 20): Galls containing larva,e are abundant 
on tender new growth shoots of Pinus taeda in King and Queen County. 
Galls cause death of the shoots or result in deformed branches. 
(Det. by H. A. Cushman.) 
PINS BEETLES ( Dendroctonus spp.) 
Massachusetts. E. P. Helt (May 23): Turpentine beetles, both D. valens Lee, 
and D. terebrans Oliv. , are causing considerable injury to pines in 
the Cape Cod area. 
