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aphids en the English and American elms in the parks in 
Dayton, Ohio* They seem to he cradling on the bodies of the 
trees. 
3R0'.7H SOFT SCALE ( Lecanium coryli L« ) 
Washington Arthur Frank (May .1); Infestation hy Lecr n iurn coryli is present 
in Whatcom bounty and also King County and about the City of 
Seattle. This insect has escaped from British Columbia into 
this country, as.. they had a very severe outbreak in 1924~>25» 
At present the infestations occur upon apples, pears, prunes, 
cherries, gooseberries, currants, raspberries and plums. The 
pest has escaped into the native vegetation at several places 
and I have reports of its presence uuon the native timber. 
CODLING MOTH (- Carpocaosa nc-on elln L b ) 
Massachusetts A,* I. Bourne (May 21): The codling moth was reported to have 
begun pupation early in May,, Mr<, Whitcomb in Middlesex County 
observed the first pupation on May 2, Here at Amherst the first 
.pupation was noted four or five da;ys later., - 
Indiana J„ J* Davis (May 25): The codling moth situation is unchanged, 
\There proper spray methods are practised no trouble is evident. 
Examination in an orchard at Mitchell showed that about a third 
or fourth of the overwintering larvae had pupated. .Emergence 
records; indicate that the regular spraying schedule for 1h e 
first brood of codling moth worms is applicable this year. 
Illinois W.P.Flint (May IS): Emergence of codling moth adults was 
first observed in southern Illinois on May S s and adults are 
now appearing in both central and southern sections of the State. 
Aprarently the young worms will start entering the apples about 
two weeks later this season than was the case in 1925. 
Missouri L. Baseman (May 21 )• The pest v-as slow emerging as the moth, 
though in central Missouri. moths have been emerging since May 13 
in breeding cages. Moths -ere on wing in the orchard on May 20, 
3TE-SP0TTE]j B t MjMCTH ( SrAlonota ocellana Sniff.) 
Massachusetts A. Zi Bourne (May 21): Apple bud m&ths are about normal in 
regard to their abundance as compared with the past few seasons. 
Massachusetts 
EASTERN TEHT CATERPILLAR ( Mai aco soma americana Fab. ) 
A B I« Bourne (May 21): The apple tent caterpillars, which aero 
hatching out just about the time of my last report, have fully 
justified cur early predictions as to their relative abundance, 
Reports which have come in from the eastern part of the State 
invariably found this insect to be considerably less abundant 
than for several years past. Here in the western half of the 
State, however, the pest is rather on the increase. 
