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Missouri L«. Haseman (April 16-May 8): Usual spring complaints are made 
in various sections of the State where abundant cocoons are 
attracting attention on arborvitae trees, cedars, and evergreens* 
Scire fruits are using attacked' 
ELM 
SLIT LEAP-BEETLE iGal eracella lu seola Mull-) 
Maine E« M« Patch (May 9): Hibernating adults were found in great 
numbers in an open chamber at Augusta* 
New York Henry Bird (fey 19): Hibernating adultbs are very scarce, and there 
promise to be no more than random, isolated colonies of this insect 
at Rye, as was the case in 1922- Ordinarily by this date one 
sees many of the beetles about, but so far I have noted only 
one speciiaen- 
HICKORY 
HICKORY BARK-SEETLE ( Scolvtus quadrisrinosus Say) 
Michigan B« H» Pet tit (May 15): On May 15, specimens of the hickory 
bark-beetle were brought in from near ipsilanti» A section of 
hickory was brought in showing the workings of this Scolytid, vsC: 
many dead tress were reported on farms » ( I advised the immediate 
cutting of all trees badly affected, the burning of the tops, 
and the sinking of the logs in water) - 
MAPLE 
WOOD LEOPARD MOTH (Zeuggra pvrina Fab.) 
New Jersey H- B. ^eiss (May b5): One partly grown larva was found in maple 
at Trent ion. 
FALL CANKERFORM ( Alsonhila n ometaria Harr.) 
Qaio H» A. Gossard (May ll): On March 20, the fall cankerworm moth 
was received from Willoughby on maple- 
APHIDS (Aphididae) 
*.ew York Roy Latham (May 5): Aphids are very abundant at Orient, Suffolk 
County, on the leaf buds of maple trees. They were first seen 
on May 1* The migrating warblers are again feeding on them 
and probably will control this insect, as in 1922. 
OAK 
GALLS (Cynipidae) 
Georgia 0- I* Snapp (April 20): Cynipid galls, thought to be the 
alternate generation of Andricu s c or onus t were collected from 
water oak trees on the streets of Port Valley- 
