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is generally present in the couthern Hudson Valley and somewhat 
injurious, to individual trees. 
A FED SPIDER (Te tranychus bicolor Banks) 
Wisconsin S« D. Fracker (June lo) : Complaints received from Adams, Dane, 
■and Jefferson Counties indicate an early start. A t tacking 
evjrgreens, ornamentals such as arborvitae., and spruce. 
OYSTER-SHELL SC*LE ( Lepidosaphes ulmi L. ) 
Michigan Eugenia McDaniel (June 8): One of the races of the oyster-shell 
bark^louse is -.'orse than ever before and is still becoming 
more and more plentiful on lilac, ash, and some other trees. 
TEJS-LIHED INCH ..(EM ( Eranr is tiliaria Karr. ) 
ew York L. F. Felt (June 26): The ten-lined inch worm, 5 rami is ti liar ia. 
is abundant on the higher oak-ccvered elevations east of Albany 
and is also reported as numerous in the Adirondacks. In the 
infested area east of Albany Calosoma frigidum Kby. is abundant, 
feeding upon the caterpillars and undoubtedly destroying many 
of the insects. There are also in this area an unusual number of 
tachinid flies, probably parasites of this leaf feeder. 
PALL CAHKER wORM (Alsophila pometaria Harr , ) 
p Jersey R„ 3. lott (June 17): General feeding in some sections in the 
northern part of the State, but nc defoliation noted as in 
previous years in Sussex. Oak, linden, elm, and maple are being 
attacked. 
AIT wPHID ( Dilachnus tu.jafilina Del G-uercio) 
dryland E. iT. Cory (May 2k ): First record in College Park, 
SPRING C«UEER „"ORM (Fa leacrita yernata Peck.) 
pntana R. a. Cooley (June k) : The spring canker worm is defoliating 
shelter belts in parts of northern Montana, eating the foliage of 
elm, ash, willow, and boxelder. 
SCOTCH fx:~ 
EUROPEAN PINE SHOOT MCTH ( Evetria b uo liana Schiff. ) 
nnecticut \i, 3. Britton (June 17): Many terminal buds destroyed in Southport. 
PALIS WEEVIL ( Hylobi us nales Host. ) 
I York E. P. Felt (June 26): The pales weevil, Hylobius pales, identifi- 
cation provisional, infests 103 per cent of a rather sparse planting; 
