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of Scotch pine acres in extent in eastern NewYork near Ballston. 
Twenty-five to Uc per cent of the trees are in a dying or dead 
condition. The infestation very probably originated in bordering 
old hard -nines. 
bur Oak 
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Connecticut 
New York 
Connecticut 
Michigan 
New York 
3UP. CviX KERJQSS (Kernes p ub e seen s Bogue) 
J. T«< McColloch (June 19) J Trigs of bur oak heavily infested 
with this kermes wore received from Glen Elder and Erie on June 
2 and from Eldorado on June 15, 
BIRCH 
BIRCH LEdF MINER (Fenusa pun i la Idug) 
*>7» E« Britton (June 19): Terminal laves of sprouts and seedlings 
have been mined in Ne-r Haven and vicinity. First-generation larvae 
are now leaving the mines, .adults are' no 1 " scarce but were abun- 
dant as compared with an average year, and injury more noticeable 
as compared with last month. 
E. P. ?elt (June 26): The birch leaf miner is generally distributed 
in the vicinity of New York City, in some areas mining a very 
considerable proportion of the gray birch leaves. It does not seem 
to be so injurious to Other birches. The general indications 
are that in the older infested area in the. eastern part of New 
York State this insect will be less abundant than in past years, 
SPRUCE 
SPRUCE BUDflORM (Karmolpga fumiferana Clem,) 
">V. E. Britton (June lk) : At ".Vest Haven several larvae were found 
feeding on buds of ornamental tree. 'Two had pupated, 
SPRUCE MITE ( Par a t et ran y chus uni unguis Jacobi) 
Eugenia McDaniel (June 9): The spruce mite is doing quite a 
considerable amount of damage over the State, in fact we find it 
almo st ev er y wher e . 
i titch Hazel 
OTCH-&LZE1 CONE G^LL ( Hormaphis hamamelidi s Fitch) 
E. P. Pelt (June 26): The -itch-hazel cone gall, Hormaphis 
hamamelidi s, is some^h^t abundant upon "'itch hazel, occasional 
bushes being very badly infested. 
