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R. B. Friend (August 22) : This insect is present throughout 
the State in usual abundance. 
AN UNDERWING MOTH (C atocal a briseis Edwards) 
H. B. Peirson (August 24): A light infestation of this insect 
has been observed at West Bath; adults emerged August 10, 
BIRCH SKELETONIZER ( Bucculatrix canadensi sella Chamb.) 
H. B. Peirson (August 24) J The birch leaf skeletonizer has 
caused hundreds of thousands of acres, of birch in northern Maine 
to "brown from the extremely heavy feeding. 
BIRCH SAWELY ( Arge pectoralis Leach) 
H. B. Peirson (August 24) : The .birch sawfly is locally 
abundant in Rangeley. 
BIRCH LEAP- MINING SAWELY (Phyllotoma nemorata Fall.) 
H. B. Peirson (August 24): Heavy infestations were reported 
through the central part of the State. 
SPINY WITCHHAZEL GALL ( Hananelistes spinosus Shimer) 
J. N. Knull (June 23): This insect is very abundant on gray 
birch throughout Pike County. .' . 
BRONZE BIRCH BORER (Agrilus anxius Gory) 
E. P. Eelt (A ugust 27): Bronze birch borers have caused 
very serious injury to a number of weeping birch in a Chatham 
cemetery, half of the trees being killed and the others very 
seriously infested. 
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CATALPA 
CATALPA SPHINX ( Ceratomia cat alp ae Bdv.) 
E. W. Mendenhall (August 25): There is an outbreak of this in- 
sect on Catalpa bungeii trees, planted along streets in Washington 
Court House. 
J. J. Davis (August 2l): The 'catalpa caterpillar defoliated 
catalpa at Monticello August 15. 
CATALPA MEALYBUG ( Pseudococcus comstocki Kuw.) 
N„ Turner (August): Although street trees received a good 
spray early in the season, on July 21 there were many egg masses 
and newly hatched crawlers. 
