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ASH 
CARPENTER WORM ( Fri o nioxystus robiniae Peck) 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (May 20): The carpenter worm has been found in north- 
west poplar at Mandan. Apparently this is our first record of its presence 
in anything hut green ash. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (May 20 - June 20): A report was received from Knox 
County on June 17 of the infestation of ash trees by the carpenter worm, 
SAWFLIES (Tenthredinidae) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (May 20 - June 20): A rather heavy infestation of an ash 
grove with the larvae of Mon nphadnus cordigerf wal reported by a Cuming County 
' correspondent on May 31. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 20): An ash sawfly (species not determined) was re- 
ported defoliating ash at South Bend, May 24. 
ASH MIDRIB CALL ( Contarinia canadensis Felt) 
New York. E. P. Pelt (June 23): Tne ash midrib gall is reported as abundant at 
Center Island, :' 
BEECH ■ 
BEECH SCALE ( Cryptococcus fagft Baer) 
Maine, H, 3. Peirson (June): The felted beech scale was found at Kossuth May 26. 
This is a new locality, 
BIRCH 
A BIRCH SAWFLY (P enusa pumila Klug) 
M a ine. H, B, Peirson (June): An extremely heavy infestation of the birch fenusa 
was found at Soldier 1 :; Home, Togus, June 20. 'There is a general outbreak 
over the State. 
BRONZE BIRCH BORER ( Agrilus anxius Gory) 
Indiana. J. J, Davis (June 20): The bronze birch borer (A^ anxius ) was killing 
weeping birch trees at Port Wayne June 8. 
Ohio. E. '..■'. Mendenhall (June 28): Bronze birch borers are very bad in the birch 
trees in Springfield. 
30XELDER 
BOXELDER LEAP ROLLER (Cacoecia semiferana W. ) 
Colorado, G. M. List (June 26): The boxeld r leaf roller has been very injuriov. 
to boxelders in Weld County, especially in the cities of Greeley and 
Brighton. 
