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L ARCH 
LARCH CASE BEARER ( Coleopho ra laricella Hbn.) 
New York. R. E. Horsey (May): Larch cape bearer is fairly numerous on 
Dahurian, European, American, Siberian, and Japanese larches at 
Rochester. They were feeding on the leaves en May 2, after a tempera- 
ture of about SO P., for a couple of days. 
LINDEN 
LINDEN BORER ( Saperda vestita Say) 
New York and New England. E. P. Eelt (May 23): The linden borer is locally 
injurious to young trees in southwestern New England and on Long 
Island. 
LOCUS T 

LOCUST BORER ( Cyllene robiniae Eorst.) 
Oklahoma. E. A. Eenton (May 23): We have received requests for information 
on control of the locust borer. 
MAPLE 
A ROOT BORER ( Prionus laticollis Drury) 
New York. E. P. Pelt (May 23): Broad-necked Prionus grubs were found working 
abundantly in, the living roots of silver maples on Long Island. 
GLOOMY SCALE ( Chrysomp halus t enebricosus Comst.) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (May 23): A correspondent at Doddsville sent in maple 
twigs heavily infested with this scale on May 1. 
OAK 
AN OAK GALL ( Andricus punctatus Bass.) 
New Jersey. T. J. Headlee (May 21): The gouty ash gall seems to be increasing 
in abundance in the State and is causing some injury to oaks in several 
plant ings . 
Pennsylvania. E. P. Pelt (May 23): The gouty oak gall was found to bo some- 
what abundant on oaks in the Philadelphia area. 
AN APHID ( Myzocallis walshii Monell) . 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (May 13): Oak aphids (M. walshii ) are exceedingly 
abundant on oaks at Griffin. 
