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LOCUST 
LOCUST BOHER ( Cyllene robiniae Forst.) 
Minnesota. A. A. Granovsky (July 11): Locust borers on black locust are very 
common, killing trees growing in open places. 
Indiana. II. 0. Dcay (July 25): The locust borer was reported seriously damagin 
black locust at Gary, June 28. 
MAPLE 
GREEN- STRIPED MAPLE ^ORM ( Anisota rubicunda Fab.) 
Nebraska. M. II. Swenk (July 20): A severe local outbreak occurred in Burt Coun 
ty near Tekamah, the middle of July. 
COTTONY MAPLE SCALE ( Pulvinaria vitis L.) 
Ohio. T. H. Parses (July 25): 7e are receiving complaints from western Ohio 
towns about the cottony maple scale on soft maples. This infestation has 
existed for several years and centers in Mercer and Darke Counties on the Ir 
di ana- Ohio line. 
Indiana. II. 0. Deay (July 25): Specimens of the cottony maple scale which were 
severely attacking a soft ma-ole were received from Ship shew an a, June 27, and 
from Marion, July 11. 
Nebraska. K, H. Swonk (July 20): The last complaint of the cottony maple scale 
cane from Keith County under date of July 12. 
GLOOMY SCALE ( Ch r y somphnl us tencbricosus Comst.) 
Mississippi. J. Milton (July 20): The gloomy scale is very abundant on maple 
trees in Jackson. The injury is very noticeable in that it is killing the 
b ranch e s . 
OAX 
OAK T".7IG PRUN3R ( liypcrmallus villosus Fab.) 
Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. E. P. Pelt (July 25): The oak and 
maple pruncr is exceptionally abundant, numerous dead twigs having been 
noted near Nev burgh, N. Y. , Stamford, Conn., and various placer, in eastern 
Massachusetts, particularly Hatchville. 
Connecticut. u. E. Britton (July 23): Seemingly more abundant than usual in 
Soraers, Greenwich, Vernon, Bridgeport, 3ristol, and ITcw iJaven. 
Now York. I. P. Felt (July 26): The oak nruncr is very general and somewhat in 
jurious upon oaks on Long Island. 
