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very far. Hence they settled down near the mother scale in large 
numbers. This will result in the trees shedding a large number 
of the infested needles owing to the heavy drain on the food 
siapply* 
TIP MOTH (Ph yacionia b ushnelli Busck) 
T„ E-» Snyder (July 1): A very serious situation has developed 
in the plantations of the Nebraska National Forests,. T£ti£s 
established in 1903 showed 53 per cent infestation by the tip 
moth in the fall of 1913, while the same plot in 1923 shewed 
63 per cent. Damage was so severe that in many cases trees are 
being killed. The condition is made more serious by the spread 
of this insect in shipments of Kinkaid trees which are sent 
out by the Bessey Nurseries every year. About 16^000 of these 
trees have been distributed so far, and the infestation is 
appearing in plantations throughout the State 
The reforestation project in the Sand Hills of western 
Nebraska is being seriously interferred with by this infestation* 
T, E, Snyder (July 1): Mr« Rohwer spent some time in Colorado, 
Natic "1 Forests and in National Forests in New Mexico and 
Arizona, and reported that tip moth Injury was found throughout 
this region, but net as serious as i.i Nebraska* The injury 
in New Mexico and Arizona is due to another species, probably 
Eh?/acionia neomexicana Dyar. 
A SAWFLY ( Neodlprion pinetum Norton) 
W» E, Britton (July 21): Several trees defoliated at Hairden* 
POPLAR 
Oregon 
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New Hampshire 
A LEAP-MINER (Phyl locnist is populiella Chamb, ) 
Don C. Mote. For the last two years leaves have been turning 
and falling off at Fort Klamath, 
COTTONWOOD LEAF-EEETLE ( Lana scripta Fab ) 
et al. 
H. F» Dietz (July 11): The poplar and willow leaf -beetles, 
Lina scripta Fab„ and Lina inte r ru nt a Fab«,are abundant on 
various kinds of willows and poplars. In many places, due to 
the fact that the adult beetles and thei 1 * larvae eat off the 
upper surface of the leaf, leaving the lower epidermis 
intact, the trees appear as if they were scorched by fire, 
The second generation. of beetles were beginning to appear on 
June 2o. 
SATIN MCTH (S tilpnotia sa! icis L.) 
P. Rv Lowry (June 23): This insect has done considerable 
damage to poplars in Nashua and Portsmouth., 
