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injurious to recent plantings of the more vigorous growing 
piner, and in sorre cases over 90 per cent of the trees are 
marked by derious deforrration and stunting. 
Massachusetts J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (May 15): There are severe infestations 
on Austrian and Mugho pines, mostly ornamental plantings on 
lavns in the city of Nerton; also a very heavy infestation 
on Austrian pine (about 100 trees) in a cemetary at Brookline. 
The trees are badly distorted. 
Connecticut 
Pennsylvania 
W. E. Eritton (May 8): Trig injury. There are heavy in- 
festations in forest plantings of red pine at Has ton and of 
Scotch and red pines at Hamden, and a light infestation in 
a forest planting of red pine at Branf ord. 
G. B? Sleesman (May 8): The European pine shoot moth is 
doing serious damage to Scotch pines growing on the Pennsyl- 
vania Railroa,d Nursery, Bristol. With the exception of the 
infestation at Chestnut Hill found last year, this is the 
only infestation knom to occur in Pennsylvania. 
J. R. Stear (May 18): Red pine tips infested by this insect 
rere collected at Ligonier May 18. (Determined by C. Heinrich) 
NANTUCKET SHOOT MOTH ( Hhyacionia frustrana Corns t. ) 
Pennsylvania G. B. Sleesman (May 8): The Nantucket shoot moth is doing 
serious damage to infested tips of pinus sylvestris , P. s trobus , 
and ?. rigida , growing at the Hermit Laie Nursery, Philadelphia. 
This is the only place that it is found in the State. 
PINE NEEDLE MINER ( Paralechia ninifoliella Chamb. ) 
Massachusetts J.V. Schaffner, Jr. : Paralechia pinif oliella is common to 
abundant on P inus rigida in several localities of eastern 
Massachusetts. 
WHITE-PINE WEEVIL ( Pis soles strobi Peck) 
Michigan R. H. Petti t (May 25): Recently the -ork of the ^hite pine 
re evil ~as cent in from Dunbar Experiment Station, Sau.lt Ste. 
Marie, on red pine. This species destructive r_ here^er vhite 
pine nursery stock is grovn in quantity. 
Wisconsin E. L. Chambers (May 26): Blister rust crers have been report- 
ing serious losses from "hite pine ^eevil in the vicinities 
of Superior and Eagle River. 
