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LCCUST 
LOCUST LEAF MUTER ( Chalepus dorsalis Thunb.) 
Ohio E. Mendenhall (July 25): i^ixite destructive to the locust 
leaves in central and southwestern Ohio. 
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NORWAY MAPLE APHID ( Periohyllus lyrouictus Eess.) 
Nex York skly News Letter, N. Y. State College of Agr., July 1: 
Plant lice have caused a considerable loss of foliage on the 
Norway maples in Suffolk County. 
Pennsylvania C. A. Thomas (July 20): Norway maple aphids, which were 
so numerous in southeastern Pennsylvania in June, are now 
quite scarce. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (July 22;: Maple aphids were reported abundant 
from Pierceton, Edinburg, Morocco, Terre Haute, Salem, and 
Portland, from June 21 to July 1 . 
.:A?LE NEPTICULA ( Nepticula sericopeza Zell.) 
Connecticut E. P. Pelt (July 24): The Norway maple leaf stalk borer 
and is well established in Stamford, Conn. , and specimens were re- 
New York ceived last year from New ..amburg and ".Thite Plains, N.Y. 
There are reports of probable infestations from other locali- 
ties. It may cause 10 per cent of the leaves to drop in June. 
(Determined by Dr. A. Eusck, who states that it is recorded 
as mining the young fruit of Acer in Europe . ) 
MAPLE BLADDER GALL ( Phvllocootes quadripes Shim.) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (July 22): ^he maple bladder gall is abundant 
on maple at VTolcottville as reported July 15. 
A LEAF- CUTTER BM ( Megachile brevi s Say) 
Ohio E. li. Mendenhall (July 18): The work of this leaf-cutter 
is quite prominent in Columbus, on maple and rose. 
OAX TWIG- PEUSR ( Hyoermallus villosus Tab.) 
Ohio E. ..'.Mendenhall (July 10): The soft maples in one of I 
nurseries in Dayton are badly affected. 
CCTTOITY MAPLE SCALE ( Fulvinaria vitis L. ) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (July 22): Noted at Tipton, New Richmond, 
Morocco, and Anderson. 
