Massachusetts 
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BIRCH LEA3? MINER ( Penusa pumila Klug) 
J. V. Gchaffner, jr. (June 25): Larvae are present through- 
out eastern Massachusetts wherever gray birch is grown. 
South Dakota 
Nebraska 
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30ICSLDSR APHID ( Periphyllu s ne~undinis Thos . ) 
H. C. Severin (June 24): This insect is unusually abundant 
on boxelder in the eastern part of the State. 
M. H. S^enk (May 15-June 15): The boxelder aphid was re- 
ported from northeastern Nebraska during the last week in May. 
CEDAR 
DEODAR ' 7EEVIL ( Pissodes deodarae Hopk. ) 
Mississippi R. 7. Earned (June 24): On June 21 County Agent ". R. 
Lominick sent to us from Vicksburg some Cedrus deodara 
twigs that had evidently been injured by the deodar ~eevil 
He stated that he had not noticed injury of this nature to 
these plants in Vicksburg until this year. 
Nev7 Hampshire 
Kansas 
Minnesota 
New Hampshire 
ELM 
ELM LEAP MINER ( Kaliosysphinga ulmi Sund . ) 
P. R. Lo~ry (June 25): The elm leaf min^r is severely in- 
juring a camperdc-n elm at Enfield. Most of the mines are 
still quite small. 
A LEAP BEETLE ( Calli- rgoha scalaris Lee) 
0. A. Dean (June 3): The larva of this species is reported 
as defoliating elms at Glen Elder; adults "-ere also present 
on the trees. 
A CECIDOMYIID ( Phytophaga ulmi 3eut. ) 
A. 0. Ruggles (-.dune 20): That is probably P. ulmi 
has been reported as very destructive to all young alms at 
fewport • 
EUROPE.-. ." EL. SCALE ( Gossyparia spuria Modeer) 
P. R, Lo^ry (June 25): The European elm scale is very com- 
mon on several small elms at Durham; hatching of eggs began 
on June 20. 
