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The cotton boll weevil situation is no more serious than last month, judg- 
ing from the reports so far received. 
An unusual pest in the form of an Eleodes beetle'' is recorded attacking cottc 
in Tulare County, Calif. 
A serious situation has developed in the Nebraska National Forest, where the 
tip moth is materially interfering with the reforestation projects under way in 
that State. 
In this number of the Bulletin is a review of reports on termite damage to 
woodwork throughout the United States during the past year. 
The European earwig is increasing its activities in the Newport Colony in 
Rhode Island. 
OUTSTANDING ENTOMOLOGICAL FEATURES IN CANADA FOR JULY, 1924. 
Aphids have been conspicuously abundant in many parts of Canada this season. 
In the Niagara district, Ontario, the black cherry aphid has been present in out- 
break form, and there have been severe infestations of the rosy apple aphid and the 
green apple aphid. In New Brunswick the green apple aphid infestation has been 
very severe, especially in the St. John River Valley, and in the Prairie Provinces 
aphids of several species have been very abundant on many kinds of plants. 
Severe local outbreaks of the forest tent caterpillar have occurred in Nova 
Scotia, New Brunswick, and western Ontario. In Saskatchewan the tent caterpillar 
situation has proved more serious and widespread then was at first anticipated and 
many species of deciduous trees, including aspen, poplar, willow, ash, wild rose, and 
choke cherry have been badly attacked. 
The grape-blossom midge, Con tarinia .iohnson i Sling. , is present in small 
numbers in vineyards from Niagara- on- the- Lake to Fruit land, Ont. , and probably 
occurs in all parts of ;he grape belt, but so far has not caused serious injury. 
The pear-leaf blister-mite is becoming widespread upon apples throughout the 
interior and Kootenay sections of British Columbia. 
The currant fruit- fly, Epo chra canadensis, Loew. , is unusually abundant in 
southern Alberta, having been reported from Cardston, Magrath, Lethbridge, Medicine 
Hat, and Taber, and Foam Lake, Sask. 
The cranberry rootworro beetle, Khabdopteras picrpes (Oliv. ),has caused con- 
siderable injury to the apple crop in the Rouger.ont- district, P. 0,., damaging both 
leaves and fruit. This is apparently the first record of injury by this species 
in Canada. 
In the Bulkley Valley and Lakes district of central British Columbia severe 
injury has been done to timothy hay which constitutes the principal crop of the dis- 
trict. The species involved are lie Ian o pi us borealis monticola Fieber, and M. brune 
Scudder, the former doing by far the greater amount of damage, which is interesting 
as it has only been taken previously in very small numbers in patches of f ireweed 
at high altitudes, in the southern part of the Province. 
