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ated but large trees still have some leaves left. It his "been 
reported from Unionville, Plainville, and Branford. 
SPRUCE ' 
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SPPJJCE BUDWOBM' ( Harmologq famiferana Clem.) 
J. J. Davis (June 26 ): The spruce budworm was reported as 
damaging "blue spruce and, to some extent, Norwegian pine at 
Cam "bridge City May 31. 
A CURCULIONH) ( Thylacites inc^nus L.) 
A. I. Eourne (June 25): There was "brought to out attention 
in early June a report of beetles occurring in considerable 
numbers in a nursery in the eastern part of the State. Evi- 
dently the beetles were reported as causing considerable in- 
jury to blue spruce. Further examination brought out the fact 
that the beetles v.'ere working on practically all of the spruces 
as well as on most of the pines, except white pine. Specimens 
of these beetles were identified by H. S, Barber as Thylacites 
inconus L. , apparently a new species to the country. 
EASTERN SPRUCE BEETLE ( Dendroctonus piceaperda Hopk. ) 
H. B. Peirson (June 1): A large outbreak started about 1922 
in the north-central part of the State, but has just been lo- 
cated. The insects occur in the inaccessible large spruces. 
Olethreutidae 
H. B. Peirson (June 1): A species of Olethreutidae is at- 
tacking red spruce at Booth Bay and south along the const. 
SPRUCE SAWFLY (Neodi prio n abietis Harr.) 
Weekly News Letter N. Y. St. Coll. Agri. , June 25: Clinton 
County (A. B. Burrell): A sawfly larva that defoliated most 
of the pitch pines of this section Inst year is busily at work 
again this season. It was identified last year as a species 
not hitherto reported from New York St^te. Occasionally it at- 
tacks white pine standing near pitch pines. 
SPRUCE CALL APHID ( Aielges nbietis L.) 
Weekly Nows Letter N. Y. St. Coll. Agri., June 11: Orange 
County (Sidney Jones): The spruce gall -\phid is doing injury 
to spruce ncor Monroe. 
