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AMERICAN ELI! SC. U LE (C hioraspis Americana John,) 
Nebraska M, H„ Swank (July 25 to Awgust 25) : The usual number of complaints 
of injury to elms by the white elm scale ( Chionaspis americana ) 
were received during the period covered by this report, 
EUROPEAN SIM SCALE (o^???r ^,- r ,ia spuria. ) fcdc?g) 
Wisconsin E 9 L, Chancers (August 19) : The first record of the finding of 
this seal's- in a nursery was received wnen eight weeping elms 
were found infested in one of the Larger nurseries of the State 
at Jefferson. 
SPINY ELM CATERPILLAR (Roganessa snti<vpa L. ) 
Nebraska M. K* Swenk (July 25 to August 25): Within the past few days a 
case of the stripping of elm 'trees "by the second generation of the 
spiny elm caterpillar C' 7 uvanessa ^ntioua ) has come to our attention. 
ItED SPIDE?. (Tetranrchus bitjpacu latua ' ;ioxv. ) 
Nebraska M„ H« Swenk (July 25 to August °5): Complaints of injury by the 
red spider (Te tran ychus bimacula^.s) , which ceased about July 
1, were again coming in dnrirg late July and early August , chiefly 
in connection with attack on elm trees. 
gACKEERBY 
HACKPEHP.Y LEAF-GALL ( Pa chypsvl la celtidisw namma Riley 1 
Nebraska H E Swenk (July 25 to August 25) : During August numerous 
inquiries regarding hackberry leaf-gall ( Pacthypsvlla r.cltidis - 
manr ra ) were received from several central Nebraska Counties. 
I.CCUST 
LOOUST EORSR (C vllera robiniae Forst. ) 
Ohio E» V. Mendanhall (August 2*4): There is great damage by the locust 
borer, all over the State, and the locust timber is being damaged. 
LOCUST TWIG- E0EE3 (Eedytolopha insiticiana Sell.) 
Massachusetts A e I» Bourne (Au,r!:st 22): T7* D« \7hitccmb, at Yfelthnra, reports 
under date of July 25 the locust twig borer on black locust 
in the vicinity of Winchester, He states that at that time the 
larvae were from two-thirds to full-grown, and that practically 
50 per cent of the new twigs were infested and showed the typical 
swelling. 
Ohio 
LOCUST LEAF MI1ER ( Chal epus . dor sal is Thunb. ) 
D. M a DeLong (August 7): The locust leaf miner has been extremely 
bad in the southern part of Ohio and has practically defoliated 
all the locust trees, including large areas in many places. Field 
