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Myers, Horticultural Inspector for the county office, has dis- 
closed other infestations at rather widespread localities, 
parently the insect- has occurred for a number 0* years in Cali- 
fornia but has spread rather slowly, as it ses.~s to attac 
the cork oak, which hoc been planted in a number of ;.3rent 
localities tut does not occur generally. The native oaks do 
not seen to be attacked by this insect, and it is Dr. 
opinion that there is no reason to suppose it will I iem. 
There are, however, a number of native insects that do en- 
damage similar to this upon the native oaks, and which may 
controlled -"hen the trees are not too large or too numero 
I : 
EUROPEAN FINE £ ' ( I-hy^cioni- buoliam Schiff .) 
Connecticut W. E. Britton (June 25) : This pest is spreading rd 
over the State attacking Scotch pine. (Hartford ^iven as lo- 
cality. ) 
rCKET FINE ;«:OTH ( Hhyacionia frustrana Comst.) 
Mississippi R. w. Harned (June 25 ) : On April 24 Inspector J. . .s- 
l">nko sent to this office some larvae that were found injur. 
the tips of pine twigs at Ocean Spr One adult 1 s 
reared which has been identified ay V.r. Augast I of the 
U. Z. Jntion->l ..'vseum -->s P h-racionia fr | oa. On June 
Inspector 7.. F. Colmer sent to us some pine t 1 :ss 
Point that showed similar injury although no c ts could be 
found in the t i s . 
PINE LEAF SCALE (C hionnspis pinifoliae Pitch 
A. I. Eonrne U T une 25 ;: The first youa.' of the pine le 
scale were appearing or, [ay • 3 and i 
S. L. Ch-ii;:barr: (June 15): Blister-rust scouts have tv.rned 
in irs. "7 specimens of this pest in r. ctionn 3 .: ad 
Sauk Counties, where it seems to be 
on Lng the pasl ears. 
ts of La 
to spruce brei s by the pine l Le were r 
the period covered by this r rt. 
Connecticut . P. Zoppe (Jun^ 21): Thi r ct Ls 
ces ri are corr :i_ 
--'chusetts 
Wisconsin 
Nebraska 
