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being a pest which demands their attention. This le borne- out 
"by Mr. Davenport, the President of the State Fruit Growers' 
Association, who reports that in his orchard in the town of 
Grafton he has failed to find any brown-tail caterpillar nests 
thus far this season* 
TERRAPIN SCALE ( Lecanium nigro fascia turn Perg. ) 
Missouri L. Haseman (May 22) : The terrapin scale is attracting much 
attention in Carthage and other southwestern Missouri cities, 
on shade trees largely. 
BaGWORM ( Thyridoptervx ephemeraeformis Haw. ) 
Ohio H. A, Gossard (May 20): On April 11, bagworm coccons were 
received from New Vienna on plum, 
Missouri L. Haseman (May 22): Bagworms are just beginning to emerge in 
central Missouri and are practically threatening to foliage and 
fruit in some sections of southwestern Missouri. Recommendations 
on the use of arsenical sprays will undoubtedly help materially 
with this season ! s epidemic. 
BOXELDER 
BOXELDER ^iPHID (Periphyllus negundinis Thos. ) 
Nebraska M. H» Swenk (April 20-May 15): An outbreak of the boxelder 
aphid is reported from Greeley. County. 
ELM 
EUROPEAN ELM SCALE ( Gossyparia spuria Modeer) 
Wisconsin T&JL. Chambers (May 15): Several elms killed by this insect. Many 
weeping and American elm trees practically plastered with the 
seal e , (under s ide of 1 imb s ) . 
ELM COCKSCOMB GALL ( Colopha ulmicola Pitch) 
Missouri L. Haseman (May 22) : More abundant on young wild elms than I 
have ev/er seen them before. 
ELM SAwFLY ( Cimbex amer icana Leach) 
Massachusetts A* I. Bourne (May 23): The elm sawfly toas first observed on 
May 18 and 19, when the' adult flies were found ovipositing on 
the small leaves of Camperdown elm here on the campud. This 
date is approximately the same as that on which the first speci- 
mens were noted a year ago* 
LOCUST 
LOCUST BORER ( C.vllene robiniae Forst.) - 
New York E. P. Felt (May 26): The locust borer grub work is showing up 
very conspicuously on locusts in Duttchess County. 
