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E. '.7. Mendenhall (August 5;: The first and only outbreak of the 
catalpa sphinx larvae is -est cf Dayton this year. Other years 
they have "been very plentiful. 
A DIPTEROUS LEAP MI HER ( F.iyt ^rnyza sp. ) 
0hlc s « " 7 - Mendenhall (August S): I find the leaf miner Quite bad in 
the catalpa leaves in Belief ontaine, Logan County. 
EL:! 
ELM IEaE BEETLE (Salerucella xar.thciuela@na" Schrank) 
Connecticut W. 3. Britton (August 2k) : The elm leaf beetle is less in evidence 
than usual in Me-. • Haven. 
01lio E - W. Mendenhall (August 12): I find that an outbreak of the elm 
leaf beetle, Galer ucella lutecla . in PiQua , acccfding to records, 
is the farthest south it has been found in Ohio. 
EUROPEAN ELM SCALE ( Gossvoaria spuria Modeer) 
ohio E - w. Mendenhall (August 6): I find the European elm scale quite 
general on the elms in Dayton and vicinity. 
HEMLOCK 
HEMLOCK SPAM7QRM (Sllcpia fiscellaria. Guen. ) 
Wisconsin a. A. Sranovsky (August 17): Only a few larvae are now present in 
the State Park area in Door County as a result of dusting with 
calcium arsenate last year. Two were found in half a day's search 
Considerable infestations occur at Bailey's Harbor, Jacksonport, 
Washington Island, and east of Sturgeon Bay, which rere not treated 
but the insects are not sufficiently numerous at those locations to 
be of economic importance. 
Maine J. y. Schaffner, Jr. (August 11): A woodlot of about 100 acres, 
gO per cent hemlock, the rest birch, pine, spruce, a d ak, has 
%o*b, practically completely tripped; feeding has been confined 
almost entirely to the hemlock. This report was received from one 
of our Quarantine inspectors. 
LOCUST 
LOCUST LEAP MINER ( Chalepus dorsal is Thunb. ) 
Connecticut M, P. Zappe (August 11): V/ork of this insect is much more injurious 
in 'Vindham County than usual. It is also more noticeable in other 
sections of the State. 
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