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Nebraska 
California 
BAHT3ED ASH BORER (iTeoclytus caprca Say) 
M. H. Swenk (March 20 to April 20): Daring April reports 
of activity of the "banded ash "borer on ash trees were received 
from northeastern Nebraska. 
ASK LEAF BUG (iTeoborus illitiis VanD. ) 
23. 0. Essig (April 23): Ash bug was very abundant on 
.Oregon ash at Walnut Creek on April 10, defoliating a few 
trees. 
Connecticut 
• - 3 SICK 
A SCALE INSECT ( Phenacoccus serratus Ferris) 
R. B. Friend (April 22): Ovisacs quite common on the lower 
part of the trunks and under side of lower branches of beech 
trees in Edgewood Park. Hot sufficiently abundant to injure 
the host. 
Wyoming 
ELM 
EUROPEAN SUM SCALE ( Gossyparia spuria Mod. ) 
A. G. Stephens (April 18): The European elm scale is found 
in the central part of the State, mostly on shade trees and 
ornamentals. 
Colorado 
Mi s souri 
G. M. List (April 20): A new low temperature for March 
occurred early in the month, following several warm days the 
latter part of February, that resulted in probably 95 "to 98 
per cent mortality of the European elm scale in northern 
Colorado. 
ELM SCURFY SCALE ( Chionaspis aj-.ierica.na Johns. ) 
L. Haseman (April 25): Elm scurfy scale was found actually 
killing large maple trees in the village of Salisbury. For 
the past three years this scale has been killing elm trees 
in this village. 
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JUNIPER VZBUQHM ( Lichomeris ir.ardLnellus Fab. ) 
Connecticut M. ?. Zappe (April 25): Larvae are very abundant this year 
and causing much injury at Tew Haven, Hamden, and New London. 
They usually are not very abundant. Several Juniperus hi be mica 
■ ^^ {£• raeyori are badly webbed and partially defoliated. A 
large block of J. me rr eri in New London is heavily infested now. 
'The same block showed no injury in July, 1931. 
