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OAK 
OAK LECANTUM ( Lecanium quercifex Fitch) 
Alabama J* M. Robinson (April 29): The scale insect on water oaks, Le can rum 
quercifex , has been attracting considerable attention in many- 
localities in the State. 
CALIFORNIA OAK WCEM ( Phrygian id ia calif or nica Packard) 
California H. E, Burke (April 27): It Palo Alto the California oak worm is 
much more abundant than for the last four years. Many estate owners 
are now spraying for it. 
OAK ERIOCCCCUS ( Eriococcus quercus Comst„) 
California T. D # Urbahns (March 28): At Victorville this insect is abundant 
on oak. Specimens determined by Dr. E. P. Felt. - - 
KERMES SP. 
Alabama Neale F« Howard (May 12): This is the first year that we have 
received complaints of damage at Birmingham. A specimen has been 
brought in and two pfeasecalls have been received. Determination 
made by Wm. Middleton. 
PETE 
NANTUCKET PINE MOTH ( Rhyacionia frustrana Comst . ) 
Louisiana Monthly Letter of the Bureau of Entomology No. 132 (Apr il, 1925) : 
While on a recent trip to Bcgalusa, La., Mr. St. G-eorge collected a 
large quantity of longleaf pine shoots ( Pinus palustri s)wfrich were 
heavily attacked by the Nantucket pine moth. This year's growth 
was heavily infested with young larvae. 
WHITE GRUBS (Hi yllcrphaga spp. ) 
Maine Edith M» Patch (April 27): Thousand of white pine seedlings (two 
year seedlings) killed in State Forestry Nursery on U. of M. cCampus. 
They did not attack Scotch pine or Austrian pine but killed out 
90 per cent of the white pXne. Similar damage is reported in 
European nursery stock. Several years ago we had a similar attack in 
the same nursery. 
PINE LEAF SCALE ( Chionaspis pinifoliae Fitch) 
Indiana J. J. Davis (April 30): I T . noticed eggs of this insect hatching today. 
H. F. Dietz and J. J. Davis (May 8).: Active crawlers were observed 
at Indianapolis. Probably at least 60 per cent have hatched and it is 
believed that hatching has been going on for at least a week. 
