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APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
New Jersey 'N.J. Weekly News Letter, N.J. State Coll. of Agr. (July 7): Aphids 
are attacking the Norway maples in Monmouth County. 
Pennsylvania C. A. Thomas (July 23): The Norway maple aphid ( Periphyllus lyro- 
•p ictus Kess.), noted "before as so abundant in the southeastern part 
of the State in June, has become much less abundant during July and 
many Norway maples are practically clean of them. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (July 25): The Nc-Z^ay maple aphid is common on maple 
at Lafayette June 26. 
COTTONY MAPLE SCALE ( Pulvinaria yitis L. ) 
New Jersey N. J. State Coll. Agr. , Weekly Ne^s Letter (July 7): The cottony 
maple scale was found on a number of the cutleaf maples in Monmouth 
County on June 3, 
Ohio J. T. Houser (July 10): The cottony maple scale is more abundant 
than usual. 
Indiana, J. J. Davis (June 25): The cottony n-aple seal© ^as reported 
abundant at Fountain City, Red Key, Michigantown, and Marion, June 
23 to July 7, Those from Fountain City were hatching when received 
June 24. 
Wisconsin E. L. Chambers (July 21): The cottony maple scale ^as found to be 
doing serious injury to soft maple and box elder trees in all of the 
cities and villages along the shore of Lake Michigan and throughout 
the southern half of the State.' Many trees were being killed out- 
right and many others seemed doomed by an unusually severe inf estatior 
, 
North Dakota J. A. Munro (July 18): Tho cottony maple scale is fairly common at 
Fargo, Cass County, and a specimen was received from Williston, 
Williams County. 
Idaho C. Wakeland (June 30): Young of the cottony maple soale are just 
emerging and are very numerous on maples and various other ornamentals' 
in southern Idaho. 
MESQUITE ' v 
A NOCTUID ( Melipotis nigrescens G-. & R, ) 
Texas A. Busck (July 2): Dr. Bilsing reports that-on-a- 135-mil e- trip 
between San Angel o and College Station all of the meso.uitg « ;■• jsps 
completely defoliated by a lepidoptcrous larva. 
