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Connecticut. W. E. Britten (May 23): Hibernating adults at Anscnia, Daniel- 
son, Middletown, New Britain, and .West Hartford indicate that the beetles 
have come through the winter successfully, 
ilorth Carolina. R. W. Leiby (May 13): Chinese elms used as ornamental shrubs 
arc suffering noticeable injury. 
California. Monthly Hews Bull. Kern County Agr. Coran. (May 3): The first elm 
leaf beetles were found on April 29. This is 1 month later than the 
beetles were found last year. 
ELM BORER ( Saperd a tridentata Oliv. ) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 22): Adults were taken from cells under the bark 
of elm trees at Columbia on May 15. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (May 20): The elm borer was reported the last week in 
April as having killed some young elm trees in Gage County. 
A ELSA BEETLE (Ealtica sp.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (May 20): A very heavy infestation of flea beetles 
( Haltica sp. ) on American elm was observed at Harmony on April 22, 
EUROPEAN ELM SCALE ( G-ossyparia spuria Mod. ) 
How York. P. J. Parrott (May 20): The elm bark scale is apparently becoming 
more numerous in western Hew York. The first generation is now present 
on the trees. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (May 25): The European elm scale is resuming its fcoding 
on American elms in the city parks of Columbus and is quite conspicuous 
on the lower branches of young trees. This is the most serious olm pest 
in Columbus. 
Utah. G-. E. Knowlton (May lk) : The European elm scale is damaging elms at 
Logan and Salt Lake City. 
EUROPEAN FRUIT LECAITIUM ( Locanium corni Boucho) 
Oklahoma. P. A. Ponton (May 22): The European lecanium is unusually abundant 
on elms. Many requests nave been received for control measures. 
HEMLOCK 
A SAWFLY ( Uoodi prion tsugao Middleton) 
Ox^on. P. C. Craighead (April): Tho sawfly which was discovered in August 
'J33H hoavily defoliating the \7C stern hemlocks on approximately 10,000 
acres along the slopes of tho Cascades in Oregon, has been identified by 
Vim. luiddls.ton a^ his newly dor.cribod species. The defoliated area was 
revisited this month by R, L. Pumiss in order to dcterrcine tho pro sent 
