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Nebraska 
ivl. H. Swenk (June 15-Jv.ly 15) : Unusually troublesome this 
year in central and western Nebraska^ It was reported between 
June 17 and 27 as injuring soft maple; trees and a few other 
plants at Valentino, Chappell, rd, and Bridgeport. 
OAK 
Massachusetts 
OAK UGLY FUST TGRTRICID ( Cacoecia f ervidana Clem. ) 
J. V. Schaffner, jr. (July 25): This insect was unusually 
abundant in eastern Massachusetts, especially on Cape Cod. 
Feeding was confined to scrub oak and sprout-growth scarlet 
and black oaks . 
Alabama 
Mississippi 
A SCARABAEID BEETLE (p hytalus sp.) 
H. ?. Loding (July 15): This insect is yearly becoming more 
plentiful. In Jun^ this year it was here in great numbers, 
especially on young oak branches. 
A LEA? MINER ( Lithocclletis co nglomeratella Zell.) 
E. \7. Harned (July 23): Live oak leaves injured were re- 
ceived on May 30 f rorc. 'Ffazelimrst and Natchez. 
FINE 
Mississippi 
Nebraska 
North Carolina 
NANTUCKET FINE MOTH ( Rhyacionia f rustran a Corns t.) 
R. "7. Earned (July 23): Serious injury to young pine trees 
was reported from V'inona on July 11. 
FIR S.A7FLY ( Soph y rus a bietis Rarr.) 
M. H. Swenk (June 15- July 15): A sawfly larva rather seri- 
ously injured a planting of western yellow pine in Kimball 
County during the last half of June. 
A PINE SA,»'FLY ( Neodiprion dyari Rohw.) 
R. A. St. George (July 24): The pine sawfly which caused 
considerable injury to pines in this section (Pisgah National 
Forest) pupated around June 1, Many small trees were completely 
defoliated, while the needles on the lower, branches of the 
larger, mature ones were eaten. This is the second consecu- 
tive season they have been abundant in this section. 
