FOREST 
M ISrELIfllTOUF ? r EJ?RS 
PERIODICAL "I^/D;. (Ti bicina septendecim L.) 
EROOD XIV (SEVENTEEN-YEAR R£<"E) 
Vert Virginia X' . E. Rumsey: This insect is reported from the following counties: 
Berkeley Hardy 
Be one McDowell 
Cabell Morgan 
Grant Pleasants 
Jefferson Pocahontas 
Kanawha Puiman 
Lincoln Roane 
Leg an '"ayne 
Hampshire VTyoming 
m OYSTER-SHELL S~7LE (hee idesaphes sp.) 
Illinois VJ. P. Flirt (September 13): It is very abundant and destructive 
throughout ti-9 northern two-thirds of the State, as trees both in 
the city ar-d country are being killed by this scale. 
BAGTOB ( Th yr idopt erv x e phe r e raef c rm is Haw.) 
New York C . R. Crosby (August 2o): Specimens received from New York and 
Yonkers . 
New Jersey R. B. Lett (September 15): Bagworms are unusually plentiful 
throughout the State this year, some trees being almost defoliated. 
Pennsylvania S. , ". Frost (September 1?): The evergreen bagworm is exceedingly 
abundant this summer. It has bean found on evergreens, quince, 
and apple. 
Ohio H. A. Gcssard (September 18): The basketwerm or bagworms have 
net in previous yens ceei. recorded "T.r^- of a line extending east 
. nd west through RoIumbu3. , about the center cf the State. During 
this summer several reports have oeen received north cf this line, 
some as far up as COevelard. r "hi^ insert was reverted feeding on 
srruce at Marietta, September 4 , and on cedar at Lancaster, August 
28. 
TV IG-GIRDLE R ( 0_1 ( ideres c iniula ;us S ay ) 
Maryland J. A. Kyslop (September -3): The twig-girdier is again heavily 
pruning persimmon xrees ar.d doing slight damage to lindens. Not 
as serious as last year. 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (September 15): In Richardson County, near Humboldt, 
injury to elms by the twig-girdler during early September was 
reported. 
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