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North Stamford, the work being 1 , confined to the very base of the trunk 
and mostly a little below the surface of the ground, 
ABBOT'S SAWFLY ( Piprion abbotii Leach) 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (July 28): Reported on white pine at Scandia, 
PINE .NEEDLE SCALE ( Chionaspis pinifoliae Fitch) 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (July 28): Reported from Deerwood as quite abundant 
on spruce. 
South Dakota, H. C. Severin (July l6 ) : The pine needle scale is moderately 
abundant in the Black Hills on Bill pine, 
POPLAR 
POPLAR BORER ( Saperda calcarata Say) 
North Dakota, J, A. Munro (July l8) : The poplar borer is causing serious in- 
jury to poplar trees at Williston and Pekin. 
SPRUCE 
A EUC.03MID ( Enarmonia ratzeburgiana Sax.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (July 1): Considerable injury to tips of white spruce 
at Bar Harbor. Moths emerging in large numbers. 
SPRUCE GALL APHID ( Chermes abietis L.) 
Maine, H. B. Peirson (July 12): There is considerable injury from this in- 
sect in Newagen. On Monhegan Island, where there hare been outbreaks in 
the past, none could be found this year, on July 19 after thorough 
searching. 
SPRUCE MITE ( Paratetranychus uninguis Jac.) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (July 23): This mite is apparently becoming more 
abundant. Specimens received on arborvitap from Eloomfield, Chester, 
Meriden, Windsor, and V/ethersfield; on hemlock from Middle Haddam; on 
spruce from Hartford ; Bridgeport, Ridge field, and Woodbridge, 
South Bakota e H. C. Severin (July lo): During the dry period of May and 
early June the spruce mite became exceedingly abundant on spruce and did 
an immense amount of damage. 
