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LARCH CASE BEARER ( Coleophora lar icella Huebner) 
GENERAL William MiddlefoS- (June 10): The larch case "bearer is epidemic 
STATEMENT on larch principally but also on "balsam fir ani vmite pine in 
New England, particularly Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachu- 
setts, and in New York State in the region of Cranberry lake. 
This information was received from II, 3« Pierson and H» MacAloney 
of this office and S, T, Dana of the Eorest Service*, 
Maine E« M» Patfih (May 26): Birds (kind not reported) were Seeding on 
the larvae, specimens of case "bearer received, from Ttfestiieid, 
(June 20): Reported from Monmouth and Columbia Falls, severe 
damage being dene* 
New York Co Bo Crosby and assistants; The larch planting on the campus 
at Cornell University (Ithaca) is quite badly infested by 
this insecte 
LOCUST 
GIANT SKIPPER ( Ecargyreus tityru s Fab, ) 
Indiana J* J a Davis (June 24): The locust leaf*-f older reported abundant 
and destructive on moss locust ( Robin ia hispida ')ac Evans villa 
June 15„ 
LOCUST LEAF MINER (Chalepus do rsal is Thumb, ) 
Ohio Ho A Gossard (June 23): The locust leaf miner was received 
from New'' on Jane 3 e It seems to be doing considerable damage 
in that section*, 
MAPTE 
AN APHID ( Neo pro ci phi lu s a ceri s Monell) 
Connecticut W, E.-> Britten (June 24)? Observed in New Eaven ard Samden, 
and many infested leaves had curled and turned brown, 
BLADDER MAPLE GALL ( Phyllocoptes q uadripes Shim. ) 
ohi o Ha A. G 3S?-rd (,'-,-.e 2o)s Received from P a ul ding May 39, 
1 ■ '•"' -I v '' : £t JVine 15 s ard from Swanton June 17, wi'ch a report 
that bhi3 insect was attacking maple 
Indiana J« J, Da-vis (.JSofflBB 24k The bladder maple gall is abundant on 
maple leaves in central and southcentral Indiana, 
C-OTTONY MAPLE SCALE (Pulvinaria vitis L. ) 
Massachusetts &, 7. 
Ohio 
&» f fchaffrer Jro (June 26): Several reports indicate this 
species as rather abundant on silver maple in towns and cities 
around Pot ton, 
H. A, Gossard (June 23): From J u ne 6 to June 18 Pulvinaria 
vitis was received from Gallipolis, Massillon, Orrville, Canton, 
