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ARBOTVITAE LEAF-MINER ( A rgyresthia t huiell a Pack.) 
New York R. E. Hoisey (July 17): Two larvae and one chrysallis of the 
arborvitaa leaf-miner have been found after examination of 35 
infested twigs July 2. Little damage is noted except to one 
tree in Pochester. 
BIRCH 
BIRCH LEAF-SKELETONIZFR ( Buoculatrix ca nadensise lla- Chimb. ) 
New York R. E. Horsey (July 17): The birch leaf-skeletonizer is common on 
red birch and I suppose elsewhere. 
CAT ALP A 
CATALPA SPHINX ( Ceratomia ca t alp ae Boisd.) 
Ohio E. W. Ker.denhall (August 17): The catalpa sphinx is doing great 
damage in southwestern Ohio in nurseries and forests. Some spray- 
ing and dusting is oeing done. 
ELM 
ELM LEAF-IflNER ( Kali o fenusa ulmi Sund.) 
New York R. E.' Horsey (July 17): The elm leaf-miner is rather more common 
than usual. Some small trees with their leaves badly disfigured 
are to be found in Highland Park. 
EUROPEAN EL!! SCALE (G ossyparia spuria Modeer) 
New York R. E. Horsey (July 17): The elm bark-]ouse was sprayed on July 6 
and 12 while moving. Very little occurs in Highland Park and on 
streets, but a new infestation has been found in street trees in 
a nearby section of the city. 
New Jersey R. 3. Lott (August 21): This scale has been noted as very plenti- 
ful on a row of elms at Eound Brock. 
Ohio H. A. Gossard (July 25): This insect was received from Covington, 
Columbus, Dayton, Akron, Salem, and Tiffin, 
FLATHEADED BORERS •' 
Texas F. C. Bishopp (August 25): Borers which have been determined by 
R. A. St. George as Chrysobothris so. have been unusually abundant 
under the bark of this year's planting of sycamore and elm trees 
on the streets of Dallas. Practically 100 per cent of the trees 
are infested. Often the number of borers in one of these small 
trees may run as high as 15. Tne oriental sycamores which are 
now being tried as shade trees in this section are infested equally 
