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March 3, when 505 females were taken on one tree. The fact that the 
emergence continued over such a long peri -id made it difficult to main- 
tain sticky bands at Manhattan; hence, many of the females no doubt have 
escaped being caught. The emergence continues at this writing and is the 
heaviest for many years. 
Missouri. L. Kaseman (March 21: A spring canker worm ma3 e moth was observed 
flying late in February and again March 20 at Columbia. 
WHITE-MASSED TUSSOCK MOTH (H ^merocampa leucostigma S. & A.) 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (March 28): Egg masses o^ the white-marked 
tussock moth from orchards at Amherst, where temperatures ranged as low 
as from r-20 to -50° P., are hatching apparently normally. 
FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoma disstria Hbn.) 
Colorado. G-. M. List (March 29): The forest tent caterpillar promises to 
be from moderately to quite abundant in a number of towns throughout 
northeastern Colorado. The eg^s have not yet begun to hatch. 
ASH 
ASH SORER (P odoses ia fraxini Lugger) 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (March 19): Specimens were received, March 16, 
from Haynes, Adams County. They were destroying ash trees. 
BEECH 
BEECH SCALE ( Crytococcus fagi Baer.) 
New England. Bureau of Entomology (March 2): The past season has seen 
tremendous increases in the known distribution of the beech scale in the 
New England States. It is followed 'o~j a Nectria disease which may or 
may not be the actual killing agent. It is present in Maine, New 
Hampshire, and Massachusetts, but thus far killing of the trees. has been 
confined to Maine and the Maritime Provinces of Canada. 
EUROPEAN ELM SCALE ( G o ssyparia s pur! a Mod.) 
Illinois. W. P. flint (March 20): Mr. ?. A. Glenn reports that during 
February the European elm sc^le was found generally and well established 
in Lake, Cook, . i T. Page Coiaaties, the eastern tier of townships in 
Kane County, the entire City of Springfield and some adjacent woodlands, 
and in the western half of trie City of Champaign. 
California. M. L. Tones 'March 16): Napa County reports the European elm 
Bcale as causin ; sli§ t damage locally on a few Chinese elms, during 
February. M -a County reports the European elm scale as present during 
February. 
