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POPLAR 
POPLAR AND WILLOW BORER ( Crypt orynchus lapathi L. ) 
Michigan. R. Hutson (August 2U)': Poplar "borer is numerous about Sault 
Saintc Marie. 
Idaho. J. C. Evenden (August 5) ' £_« lapathi , which was first recorded in 
this locality some 5 yoars ago, has spread over nost of the territory 
surrounding Coeur d'Alene and has perhaps a much wider distribution. 
POPLAR SAWPLY ( Trichiocanpus vininalis Pall.) 
Connecticut. J. C. Schread (August 20): 'The Carolina poplars in the city of 
Bridgeport are, with a few exceptions, infested with the above-mentioned 
sawfly and in many instances the trees have been practically stripped 
of their foliage. This is the first year this pest has been abundant 
enough to attract attention. 
SPRUCE 
A GSOMETRID ( llacaria ^ranitata Guen. ) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (August): Moths were found commonly over the State on 
spruce between June 1 and July 18. 
SPRUCE BUDWOBM (Cacoecia fumiferana Clen. ) 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (August) : Spruce budworm damaging jack pine in 
northeastern Minnesota in St. Louis, Hubbard, and Crow Wing Counties. 
TULIPTREE 
AN APHID ( Macro sipnur. liriodendri Moncll) 
New England and New York. E. P. Pelt (August 2k) : The tuliptree aphid has 
been unusually abundant and prevalent in southern New England and in 
New York. 
WILLOW 
EUROPEAN WILLOW LEAP BEETLE ( Pla qodera vorsicolora Laich.) 
New England. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (August 25): The feeding by the imported 
willow leaf beetle is very noticeable in nany New England localities. 
Recently infestations were noticed on willow east as far as Bar Harbor 
in Maine and northwest as far as Xeene, N. Y. 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (August U) j Vary light presence of imported willow 
leaf beetle found at Bath. 
