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ASH 
ASH LEAF POUCH GALL MITE ( Erio-phyes sp.) 
E. P. Pelt (August 21): The ash leaf pouch gall mite, 
Eriophye s sp., was extremely abundant upon ash at Scarcdale, 
ASH BORERS ( Parandra brunnea Fab.) and 
( Podosesia s yringae Harr.) 
E. W. Mendenhall (August 12): The ash and many of the maple 
trees are "badly affected with "borers on the streets of New 
Concord, Muskingum County. 
J. J. Davis (August 21): The ash borer, Podosesia syringae 
Harr., is attacking ash at Madison, August 10. 
CECROPIA MOTH ( Samia cecropia L.) : 
J. A. Munro (August 22): This insect has "been reported from 
Richland, McKenzie, Adams, and Nelson Counties. At Reeder one 
farmer reported that his ash trees were stripped of their leaves 
and were much injured. Later on some trees died. He claimed 
that a tree could "be completely stripped in one night. In 
Richland County the damage was to boxelder. 
BEECH 
BEECH SCALE ( Cryptococcus fagi Bar.) 
J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (August 22): £. fagi seems to "be firmly- 
established in several localities in metropolitan Boston. In 
two public parks the infestation is very heavy on American beech. 
On August 21 both eggs and crawlers were observed. In two in- 
festations, where control work was attempted last spring, the 
conditions are very much improved. This species is reported as 
very serious in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. 
BEECH LEAF SXELETONIZER ( Psilocorsis faginella Chamb.) 
H. B. Peirson (August 24): A heavy infestation of the beech 
leaf skeletonizer has been observed through central Maine, 
New England 
Maine 
B IRCH 
BIRCH LEAF MINER (Fenusa pumila Klug) 
M. P. Jones (August*): The leaf miner is very common on gray 
birch all over New England. 
H. B. Peirson (August 24): The birch Fenusa is very abundant 
throughout York County, 
