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C» R« Crosby (July 17): ^t West ffalls this insect was 
attacking spruce; twigs "bearing galls were received. 
PHLS— LuEIAE 1 SCALE (Ghionaspis pini.f oliae Fitch) 
George F„ Knowlton (August 9): The pine leaf scale is 
present throughout the State, ard doing considerable damage 
to ornamental Colorado blue spruce trees at Fountain* 
PSD SPIDER (Tetr anychus spp. ) 
Ea I« Mendenhall (ingest 18) : The red spiders are quite 
bad this su.iTK.er in southern and western Ohio on evergreen 
in nurseries and private plantings. Dry sulphur seems 
effective. 
L. 5 Easemar: Considerable damage to ornamental trees has been 
reported both in nurseries and in parks in Kansas City„ 
More than usual in abundance as compared with an average year. 
WALEOT 
YELLOT~NECKED CATERPILLAR ( Datana minis tr a Drury) 
E» W« Mendenhall (August IS) : The larvae of the yellow- 
necked caterpillar are found quite generally in the State 
this year, and the damage done is somewhat extensive. 
ALDER 
mTERRUFTED COTTONWOOD LEAF-BEETLE (Lina lapponica L. ) 
B.p A„ St. George (June l): Nearly all al$er bushes in 
fields and woodsides surrounding local :.ty heavily attacked 
by larvae; many pupating. Many bushes entirely defoliated 
or partly so, at Biltmore. 
HACKBERRY 
HACKBERRY BUD-GALL (Pachypsylla c elt id i s - gemma Riley) 
Mt- He Swenk (July 10-August l): A rather unusual number of 
complaints have been received this summer from seme of our 
western counties of heavy infestations of hackberry leaves 
with the hackberry nipple gall, produced by Pac.i:- p-ylla 
eel t id i s ~g emma . 
GLOOI.rf SCALE ( Chrysomu h alus tenebrioosus Corast. ) 
John D. More: Reported from Savannah by V. C« Durham on 
July 17 as attacking hackberry. 
