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Oklahoma. R. G. Dahms (March 26):, The spring cankerworm is completely 
stripping the foliage of apple trees in many small orchards that have 
not "been sprayed. (Reported fron the State field station at Lawton, 
Comanche County, in southwestern Oklahoma. ) 
FALL WEBWORM ( Hyphantria cunea ;Drury) 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (March) : The first adults were seen at Baton Rouge 
on March 20. 
FIR 
A TORTRICID ( Epinotia meritana Heinr.) 
Utah. D. De Leon (March 25) : The outbreak first observed last year in 
Powell National Forest has caused serious defoliation to white fir 
( Abies concolor ) and appears to "be as heavy, if not heavier, than 
in 1937. 
: LARCH 
LARCH CASEBEARER ( Coleo phora laricella Hbn . ) 
New York. R. E. Horsey (March 19) : A number of live larvae in their 
overwinter cases were found on Larix america na at Rochester. The 
larch was still dormant and the larvae had not "begun to feed. 
OAK 
GOUTY OAK GALL ( Andricus pun c tat us Bass.) 
New York. E. P. Eelt (March 2k): . This gall insect was extremely abundant 
on cak at Pelham Manor in March. A number of the galls had been 
partly eaten away by squirrels in their desire to get the grubs. 
FINE 
WHITE-FINE WEEVIL ( Pissodes strobi Peck) 
New York. E. P. Eelt (March 2k) : The unseasonably warm weather of 
March 21-23 has brought out the adults. 
WALNUT SCALE ( Aspddiotus .Julians- re-:;iac Corns t.) 
Pennsylvania. E. ?. Eelt (March- 2*+): This scale was reported as abundant 
. on Scotch pine in the Philadelphia area during March. 
FINE NEEDLE SCALE ( Chionaspis pinifoliae Pitch) 
Colorado. C. R. Jones (March 26): Numerous requests have come to this 
office for the control of the pine leaf scale. 
