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SPZIUCS CONS'TOEM ( Dioryctria rcniculella G-rotc) 
Connecticut • E.- P. Pelt (July 21): A cone rroth, probably D^ rcniculella , 
and- infests rrany pine cones at both D anbury, Conn., and St ockb ridge,. 
Massachusetts Mass., though it is not so muircrous as the pine cone beetle. 
S0UTHE3N PIUS . BEETLE, ( Dcndroctonus frontalis Zirnr. ) 
North Carolina _ Monthly Letter, Bur. .Ent., U.S.D.A. (June): In the .vicinity of 
Ashcvillc there sccrrs to be a scarcity of the 'southern pine beetle 
following the heavy attacks of last stunrcr and fall. Natural 
control of this beetle '-as believed to have been brought about 
largely' through the prciraturc emergence of beetles last fall 
resulting froir unusually warir leather. Because of unfavorable 
conditions the broods did not fcWfWEwintor very successfully. 
Birds also destroyed largo nurrbcrs of the developing broods 
during the fall and -inter rronths. 
MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE ( Dendroctonus monticola e Hopk. ) 
Wyoming J. C. Evendon (July 9): For the past three years a serious 
effort has been rrade by the Porest Service to prevent an outbreak 
froir spreading into the Yellowstone National Park and destroying 
the valuable scenic forests of that region. During the past 
season these insects were discovered in the south— est . , • 
corner of the park, and during the past tro'ironths nearly all of 
the infested trees have been treated* 
PINS CONE BEETLE ( Conophthorus conipcrda Schwarz) 
Massachusetts E. P. Felt (J u iy 21): The pine cone beetle is locally abundant 
and _ _ and causing a considerable drop of pine cones at both Danbury,. 
Connecticut .. Conn., and Stockbrid^e, 'Mass. It has also entered the sirall trigs 
of these infested pines, in sonre instances killing. as iruch as 
20 per cent of the shoots on portions of the tree. 
WEEVILS (Curculionidao) 
Oregon J. A. Bcal (July 13): Severe injury to reproduction and rcmain- 
' ing treerg has been noticed on the Shovlin and Hlxon cutting 
operations in Bend. Practically all of the new noodles have 
withered and died and on this material no terminal gro'-th is 
anticipated this year. The injury is undoubtedly due to the 
feeding of adult recvils. Many Magdalis locontei Horn and a 
. ,.■> f ew' Cylindrocopturus weevils were actually found feeding on 
the new growth. The larger weevils feed by boring through the 
needle sheath into the base of the newly forrred needles. They • ■' 
make a large nurrber of holes froir which they suck 'the sap. 
