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PIME 
A MOTH ( Ocnero stoma ninariella Zell.) 
Yashins- ton Wm. 7. Baker (February): This pest was first noticed in 
the adult stage in July of 1933 at Fuyallup out no attention 
was paid to it at that tine. Larvae ■•■ere noticed in November 
and since that time they have eaten considerably further into 
the needles of Pinus monticola Douslas. 
PHIZ LI A? SCALE ( Chionasnis -pinifoliae Fitch) 
Ohio E. 7. Mender.hall (February 25): Find pine leaf scale quite 
bad on some of the pine evergreens at Painesville, especially 
mugho -cines in Lake County. 
Wisconsin S. L. Chambers (February 27): Pine leaf scale has evident- 
ly come through this much of the winter without seiious loss. 
Iowa C. J. Drake (February 25): 'The pine leaf scale is very 
common, especially in central and southern Iowa, -'any 
nurseryren are spraying with lime sulphur as a dormant spray 
this spring to control this nest, 
SPRUCE APHID ( Aphis sbietina Walk.) 
Washington ". 7. Bsker (February 3 - 8) : The appearance of an aphid, 
likely Aohi s abietina Walk, on Colorado blue spruce ?t 
Puyallup and Tacoma was perhaps a trifle later this winter 
owing to the lower temoerature during January. 
IH SECTS ATTACXIEC GH33NH0US3 
ATE C ?. I* A ':■ E IT T A L PLANTS 
FEB SPIEE- ( T--tranyc/us telarius !.-.) 
Florida J. R« Tatson (February 13): This insect is doing some 
camaee to "ferneries 11 of Asnaragus -olumosus. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (February 24): Reported February 14 as 
destructive to house plants at Angola. Recent reports have 
also been received relative to injury during 1229 to quince 
at Shelbyville and evergreens at Robert, 
Mississippi T. F. L'cC-ehee (February 21): Moderately abundant on 
coniferous evergreen in north-central Mississixroi, 
