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may usually "be found in more or less healthy trees in the vicinity of 
trees iron which they emerged in the fall. Counts made at intervals 
curing the vinter reveal a very high proportion surviving the winter. 
Material from South 'Jindham showed a high percentage of narasitization 
by a "braconid vhich is present as -orepuoae in cocoons lying in the 
larval tunnels* 
EUROrEAi: ELM SCALE ( Goss.y-oaria spuria Mod.) 
Colorado. G-. M. List (March 17): Infestations of .the European elm scale 
are heavy in most sections of the State. Only about a 50 percent winter 
mortality is indicated, not sufficient to be much of a factor in 
reducing the wouls-tion. ..." 
PISE /• . . 
PALES WEEVIL ( Hylobius v&les Boh. ) 
New York. ' S. ?. Felt (March 24): Specimens of small white pines infested 
with Fales weevil were received from East Norwich, accompanied by the 
statement that there was considerable injury. 
A PIKE NEEDLE MINER ( Paralechia ^inifoliella Chamb. ) : 
Connecticut. G. H. Plumb (March 17 and 34): Small slender brown larvae 
from 3 to 3.5 mm long were observed boring into the needles- of nitch 
pine. 
WHITE-PINE APHID ( Cinara strobi Pitch) 
New England. E. P. Pelt (March 24): Eggs of the brown pine a-vhid 
( Dilachnus strobi ) are rather common on the needles of white pine in 
southern Nev. England. In addition, similar eggs, though presumably of 
a different species, vere found on Scotch pine and red pine. Eggs are 
rather common on needles of white pine in the Wilmington, Del., area 
and in southeastern Pennsylvania and Nev; York. 
PIKE BARK APHID ( Pineus strobi Htg. ) 
New England and Pennsylvania. E. I. Felt (March 24): The pine bark aphid 
is somewhat noticeable, though not excessively abundant, on white mines 
in southern New England and also in the Philadelphia area. 
PINE NEEDLE SCALE ( Prions snis oinifoliae Fitch) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (March 25): Pine needle scale very abundant on 
white -nines in Colchester, Chittenden County. 
New York. R. E. Horsey (March 23).: "Considerable numbers o-f scales with 
live eggs found on Austrian and Mugho pines, and a few on Swiss Stone 
