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BAGWORM favH.Aofeier'va epkeroera el ormis Haw.) 
tew York C. R. Crosby (August 4). "This insect was observed attacking horse 
chestnut, birch, evergreen, and sassafras on Stat en Island, and 
specimens were sent in to the office on July 29 from Nassau County 
on Long Island*" 
ew Jersey R. B. Locke (August ll) . "This insect has been reported as damaging 
apples at Dayton, and cherries at Lakehurst." 
Indiana J. J. Davis (August 17). Te are continuing to receive numerous 
reports on the bagworm. These all come from southern Indiana and 
have been most numerous the last of July and the first of August. 
The host plants include spruce, arborvitae, shade trees, and shrubs." 
Can6as Geo* A, Dean (August 16). "In the southeastern part of the State the 
bagworm is rather common on red cedar, arborvitae, maple, boxelder, 
and elm. In several localities they are completely defoliating the 
cedar and arborvitae •" 
PSOCIDS 
T. H. Jones (August 15). "During the past few days reports have 
been received from St* Tammany, East Baton Rouge, St. Landry, and 
Pointe Coupee Parishes as to the appearance of webbing on the trunks 
and branches of trees. One correspondent describes this condition 
as follows: '0?he trunk6 and branches of these trees are entirely 
encased and appear as though varnished with a silvery polish. 1 The 
web resembles spider-web and is due to the presence of a psocid, which 
we have not yet determined." 
CATALPA 
CATALPA SPHINX f Ceratomia cat alp ae Boisd.) 
Jis6ouri A. C. Burrill (July ll) . "About 50 per cent of the foliage has been 
removed from catalpa trees in parts of Pemiscot County. This seems 
to be a bottom land epidemic spreading over several counties." 
ELM 
ELM BORER ( Saoerda trident at a Oliv.) 
M* H« Swenk (August l) . "Normal injuries by the elm borer occurred 
during the period covered by this report (July 15 to August l) ." 
Geo. A. Dean (August 16). "Over the Entire eastern half of the State 
the common elm borer is seriously injuring the elm shade trees. In 
a large number of towns hundreds of elms are dying ." 
LOCUST 
LOCUST LEAF-MINER ( Chalecus dorsalfo Thunb . ) 
Mississippi R. \7. Harned (August 17). "The looust leaf -miner has done consider- 
able damage in several counties in the southwestern section of the 
State." 
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