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Ii7JR0Pa::N ~I-M SCALE (Gossr/parjj, f-E-FlS: ^-odeer) 
H. B. HutTgerford (-Jcra IS): Se-ere infos tat ion of the Etircpean 
elm scale°in parts of Wichita, especially on young elm treas. 
Geo. P. Ynoyilton (May 2?): EuTop^an ol'n trees are, as a rale, 
attacked severely by the European elm scale and rcany yoan^- trees 
set out for s'nade are being kj.lled by this insect. Some are 
spraying Tvith kerosene emulsion. 
A FLEA- BEETLE (feUica ulmi Woods) 
W. E. Britton (J-.voe 24): A lar.-s nu-nber of these green beetles 
were fon:ind at th3 b^iue of a trea'aboa-t June 1. Wo occasionally 
ran across thi.s ^.:.,^4cct. larvae caused about the same kind cx 
i'inj'iry as elm beet.i.3. 
lAKCE 
LASCH CASE-BEAHER (Coleoj2hora la^ripina Eon.) 
W. E. Britton (Jure 14): Reported as being very bad on r^ative 
larch at Canaan (in STvamps) and at Crecn^^icn. 
!.i/L?LE 
COTTONY I'APLE SCALE (Fulvinarla y±^3. ^' ) 
J. J. Davis (June 21): Ag^in beconing conr.yicuous ^'^^^ffjf 
the cottonv masses resulting from egg-laying. Apparently occurs 
generally over the northern half of the Stcte as hereooiore and 
probably as abundant. Has not yet l-egpn to hatch. 
R. 1. Earned (June 2C): The cottony mple scale seems to be more 
abundant in this State this year tnan for a nu,.oer o. years .he 
leaves and twigs of n^ple trees and other host plants are m many 
cases densely covered with these insects. 
TiL4PLS MOTH (S2T.'anthed_on t^pTq.ri '^^- ' 
K. L. Cockerham (June 13): Mr. I^cLemcre and I ,^^Y''!:!^r?^^'f; 
pert this spring a rare species of maple mctii. wnich, accord ng to 
Mr. E. H. Benjamin of Illinois, has been coliec:.ea an cn.-.y t..o 
other localities in the United States. This insect wrs inflict- 
ing the most severe injury to maple that I liave ever seen on these 
trees. 
SILVER-mPLE LEAI-IvIlTE (Phr/^iocoples pu^idripes Shim. ) 
H. A. Gossard (June 5): Received from Cleveland on ma.ple on June 
5, and from Cancinnati on June 8. 
M. H. Swenk (June 15): Possibly in resnonse to the sema ir-fluencc 
of the late spring, the mp.ple bladder gplls. produced by .PhzLrOCo:0K^ 
r|2jgd-iT?GS on maple, were more than usually in evidence. 
