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evergreens heavily attacked bybfehe red spiier, Many arbor vitae 
in yard in this cectioE were plastered whiibe with yo^ng mites 
while red cedars wore hanging full of wees. 
BIRCH 
SPINY WITSE-HAZEL GALL (Hamamslistes s-pinosus Shim ) 
New York E» Po Felt (June 25): Hamamel istes s-pi nosus were unusually 
abundant in the pseudo-galls on both gray and black "birch near 
Albany in early June, 
BEONZE BIRCH BORER ( Agrilus nnxius Gory) 
Hew York E. ?• Felt («7-ane S5)s The bronze birch borer continues to 
destroy birclr es in this State, a few being removed from Highland 
Par}t, Rochester, this spring and dying or dead trees being 
observed here and there in other parts of the State, 
3IRCH LEAF MINES ( Penmsampumila King ) 
New York E# P. Pelt (May 23): The birch leaf miner, Fenusa pumila E2ug % . 
was extremely abundant upeu young Lircn at Snexhentown, on May 
27, an indication that, the work of this recently introduced 
insect will be very prevalent another season, (June 25): She 
birch leaf miner is somewhat abundant and widely distributed in 
the eastern part of the State, the first larval generation having 
about completed its growth, 
BCTELDFR 
BOXSLDER PLANT BUG ( isotocorl-s trifrittrtus Sa.y) 
Nebraska M* H«, Swenk (May 25~June 25): Numbers of reports of an abundance 
of the bozelder plant bug on boxelder trees have been received 
• during the period covered by this repcrt 
BOXELDER APHID ( Perrphyllus nefundinis T n os„ ) 
Nebraska i M, H, Swenk (May 25) J Complaints of injury by the boxelder ; 
aphid (Chaitoph nru s negundinisj continued tc ccme ih from western 
Nebraska counties during the "first half of fey. 
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SPINY ELK CATEEPILIAE (Sa vaneSsa an tiopa L. ) 
^ Nebraska M„ E„ Swenk (May 25-J-jne 25): Elm trees' in the citylof Eoldrege, 
Phelps County j were somewhat injured during middle June by the 
"spiny elm caterpillar,, 
TJJi LEAP MINER ( Xaliofenr sa ulni Sund.) 
Massachusetts A. I„ 3ourne (May 26): Adults of this species were observed 
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