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3IRCH 
BRONZED BIRCH BORER ( Agrilus anxius Gory) 
New York,- E. P. Felt (July 22 )• Reported as seriously injurious in the out- 
skirts of New York City. 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (July IS): This post, attacking whit o "birch, has found 
its way into Columbus. Dayton, Springfield, and Cleveland have been 
suffering from its presence for several years, 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (July 20): Specimens attacking birch received fron Des Moines, 
Polk County, arid Colfax, Jasper County. 
CAMPHOR 
AVOCADO RED MITE ( Paratotranvchus yothersi McG. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (July 22): Causing browning of camphor trees in the cent- 
ral part of Florida, This is considerably earlier than usual. It also 
occurs on avocados but camphor is preferred. 
ELM 
ELM LEAF BEETLE ( Galerucolla xanthome laena Schr. ) 
New Hampshire. J. G. Conklin (July 26): Very abundant throughout the State this 
year, particularly in cities and towns where no control measures have 
been applied. 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (July 23): Usual amount of damage. 
Rhode Island. A. E. Stene (July 29): Showing up more heavily in several sections 
of the State than in any recent year, 
Connecticut. W, E. Britton (July 22): Infestations rather severe in the south- 
ern part of Litchfield County and the western part of Fairfield County. 
New York. E. P. F e lt (July 22): Has been prevalent here and there in south- 
eastern New York in the Hudson River Valley north to Albany. 
R. E. Horsey (July 20): Larvae seen feeding on June 2U at Rochester, 
Since then they have become very numerous on American, European, and 
Scotch elms. Large-sized larvae are still feeding in small numbers, 
Pennsylvania. K. E. Hodgkiss (July 26): On June 21 local infestations in east- 
ern counties were nore severe than in 1937* Some larvae were almost 
mature, and others wore in various stages of development. 
E, J. Udine (July 11): Larvae are now migrating to the bases of the trees 
and pupating. All the Chinese elms around Carlisle are affected, the 
leavos being skeletonized. 
