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of the month. Parasities seemed to he quite scarce on these 
first-generation '.caterpillars. One of the 'common ground-beetles, 
Scarites g ubt.erraneus Fab., was observed to catch the caterpillars 
after they left the trees, to drag them into the ground, and there 
to devour them at leisure.- 
J* J. Davis (July 22): The .catalpa sphinx has been reported very 
abundant tliroughout the southern two-thirds of the State, occurring. 
in conspicuous and injurious numbers at least as far north as 
LaFayette. 
FOUR-HORNED SPHINX (Ceratomis g. amyntor Hbn. ) 
E. \Y« Mendenhall (July 22) : Pound the four -horned sphinx infesting 
catalpa trees in Yellow Springs, Green County. Spraying with 
arsenate of lead- is being used to destroy them. 
ELM ' 
EUROPEAN ELM SCALE ( Gossyparia swuria Mo deer) 
Indiana H. P. Dietz (July 11): The European elm scalers attracting 
considerable attention over the whole northern part of Indianapolis 
in a strip running from 38th Street to 5+th Street, and from 
Mill ersv ill e across to northern Indianapolis. Inspections were 
made at Miller sv ill e, in northern Indianapolis, and in the 
vicinity of the State fair grounds. The infestations at Millersville 
and west of the fair grounds are very heavy* The hatching of this 
scale began on June 11 and was still in progress on June 3©» 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk- (June 15-July 10): A second infestation of elms by 
this scale has been found in Nebraska, this time in the town of 
McCook, Redwillow County. 
TCOOLLY ELM APHID ( Eriosoma amer icanum Riley) 
North Dakota R. L. Webster (June 28) : At Par go this insect was attacking elm. 
Abundance as compared with an average year seemed greater. 
Ohio 
Michigan 
jJLM LEAP-BEETLE ( Calerucella luteola i .hiell . ) 
E» ff» Mendenhall (July 22): First elm leaf -beetles ever reported 
from Clark County were found on this date. Pound on street trees 
in New Carlisle. The damage is not very great. They had beai 
found in Dayton some years ago. 
R. H* Pettit (July 23): This insect was found at Monroe. Mr. 
C. L. Burton, county agricultural agent, has just brought in 
specimens and reports the. partial defoliation of a goodly number 
of elms in the city of Monroe. 
ELM LEAP-MINER ( Zaliof enusa ulmi Sand. ) 
New Hampshire 
P. R. Lowry (June 23): 
at Bennington. 
Several camperdown elms severely injured 
