JAPANESE MAPLE SCALE ( Leucaspic joponica Ckll.) 
Connecticut. E. P. Felt (August 13): The Japanese maple scale was reported by 
Mrs. C. A. Peters, of Farmingdale, L. I . , as occurring in large numbers on 
soft maple and as killing a privet hedge. This insect is locally abundant 
and injurious in southwestern New England. 
MOUNTAIN ASH 
A SAWFLY ( Pristiphora bank si Marl.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (August): A sawfly, probably P^ banksi Marl., has been 
attacking mountain ash at Boothbay, Augusta, Bar Harbor, and Portland. 
JUNIPER AND CEDAR _. . 
JUNIPER SCALE ( Biaspis carueli Targ.) 
Connecticut* W. S. Britton (August 23): Fairly common in all parts of the State. 
Reported at New Haven attacking low juniper and red cedar. 
New Jersey. R. I. Lott (August 16): The juniper scale has been causing con- 
siderable damage throughout the State on junipers, Juniperus hibernica , J. 
pfi'-tzeriana , J. communis , J. virgin! ana , etc. 
DEODAR WEEVIL (Pissodes deodarae .Hopk.) 
Mississippi. J. P. Kislanko (August 15): Deodar weevils are doing considerable 
damage to Cedrus deodara in Hattiesburg, 
PINE 
A DARK BEETLE (lp_s grandicollis Eich.) 
Connecticut. R. B. Friend (August 23): Several trees about 18 feet high were 
killed in a plantation at Simsbury by 1^ grandicollis . The trees were attacked 
in 1931. Many trees surrounding those killed were unsuccessfully attacked, 
the adults being "pitched out." , • 
A PINE SHOOT MOTH (Eucosma gloriola Heinr.) 
Connecticut. R. B. Friend (August 22): JL gloriola Heinr. are quite common in 
forest plantings at Windsor and Easton. 
RED-HEADED PINE SAWFLY ( Neodiprion lecontei Fitch) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (August 23): N. lecontei are normally abundant on 
red pine at Killingworth; also, N. j ihetum Nort. on white and Scotch pine, 
Southbury, July 25. ; •.' 
Pennsylvania. J. N. Enull (July 30): N^ lecontei is abundant on a pitch pine 
plantation 2 miles south of Du Bois. Many of the trees are entirely defoliated. 
G. S. Perry, observer, J. N. Knull reported (July 30): The red-headed pine 
sawfly is abundant in pine plantation near Ansonia, Tioga County. 
