FOREST AND SHADE-TREE INSECTS 
MISCELLANEOUS FEEDERS 
Pennsylvania 
PERIODICAL CICADA (T:'bicen seutendecim L,) 
BROOD XIV ( SEVENTEEN-YEAR RACE) 
New York J # J p Levison (July 17) I The 17-year locust was exceedingly 
abundant on an estate at Cold Spring Harbor and elsewhere 
in the vicinity of Sea Cliff, L. I» They were so think that we 
shoveled them up in pailfuls, 
P« R, Myers: A few adults, numerous pupal skins, and chimneys 
of this insect were observed along the mountains near Duncannon, 
Perry County, on May 27. 
S» W. Frost (£«$$) J The 17-year locust was found at many 
places in Adsms County ff> Only an a few places has the injury 
been found serious to orchards and in these places the injury 
was principally along woods. Both peach and apple were attacked 
in such cases. The locusts are quite numerous in the woods 
and the dead leaves from broken twigs are very conspicuous, 
Parker T. Barnes (July 10): Reports indicate that this brood 
appeared ever central and southeastern Pennsylvania, west 
to Franklin, Huntingdon and Clearfield Counties, and notth 
to Clinton, Lycoming, and LuzT^rne Counties, 
T, H, Parks (July 19) : Brood XIV adults have serioBuly injured 
some young orchards in Lawrence and Scioto Counties, These 
orchards were usually closely associated with native timber. 
Forest trees now testify to the visit of the cicadas, 
Kentucky A. C, Morgan (June 21): A belt of a mile or more at Bloomfield 
and Hodgensville was noticed June lU, numerous enough to drown 
the sound of a passing auto, 
A NEW PEST ( Phyllobius oblongus L.) 
New York R. E. Horsey through M# D. Leonard (July 17): & European 
beetle on elm was common June 2 to 9, the last two being found 
July 6, It did little damage and we did not spray for it, 
I only saw it on thfcee American elms 50 feet or more tall, 
about ko years old, which were here before this became? 
park property. Across the road ifc a large collection of crab 
apples from northeastern Asia and North America where no 
$race of this insect has been found. 
Ohio 
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