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New 
Hampshire 
New York 
Mississippi 
Ohio 
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(Blejoharida rhois E'orst 
L. W. Brannon (May 23): Ufois insect is very numerous on sumac 
in this vicinity (Birmingham). Larvae are appearing and the 
adults are defoliating the sumac leaves. 
BROWN-TAIL MOTH ( Hygmia ohaeorrhoea Don. ) 
'". C. O'Kane (May 18): about 800,000 webs of this prime pest 
are housed in a specially "built insectary at Durham in whicfc 
caterpillars are "being fed in order to permit emergence of any 
parasites on hand. An investigation is under way to find a suit- 
able spray for uce in the spring of the year. This species is en 
the up-curve in New Hampshire once more, after, a down-curve 
through a considerable period of years. 
WHITE-MARKED TUSSOCK MOTH ( Hemerocampa leucostigma S.i k.) 
E. P, Felt (May 2k) : V/hite -marked tussock moths in clusters are 
Quite numerous in the city and are expected to hatch the last of 
May (R. E. Horsey). 
aRBORVITaE 
AN APHID ( Pi lactams th q.iafolia Theob. ) 
R. W. Harned (May 2k): Reported on arborvitae at Jackson -. 
18, at Gulf port April 27, at Tupelo May 3, and at Brookhavc 
15. Identified by A, L. Hamner. 
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CARPENTER WORM ( Frionoxystus robiniae Peck) 
E. '.7. Mendenhall (Lay 12): I find the carpenter borer Quite 
bad in the ash trees, also in shade trees for street planting 
in the vicinity of Walnut Hills, Cincinnati. The injection of 
carbon di sulphide in the tunnels to destroy the boring larva 
might be. useful. 
Missouri 
BOXELI 
30XELDER APHID (Pe riphyllus ne;-undinis Thos.) 
A. C. Burrill (Miay 18): One tree has leaves falling as per sam- 
ple enclosed. Damage is severe in spots. (May 20): I find it 
especially bad on one tree as per sample submitted, -here 
tree epidemic had somehow been previously overlooked. It is my 
judgment that we can not claim this aphid in serious epidemic 
yet, but as showers fall daily and it is too cold for lady 
beetles and syrphids to operate, it may become so if tl 
weather continues another week or so. 
