Ohio. T. H. Parks ([August 27): This insect -is very abundant in 'Ohio and is at- 
tacking valuable/frees in the cities. The webs are so abundant in some trees 
as to make cutting the:?, out or burning impossible. 
A LEAP CUT TEH, BEE ( Me.^achile sp.) 
Montana. A. L. Strand (August 17): A leaf cutter bee, Megachil e sp. , is very- 
injurious to shade trees in north-central Montana. 
CARPENTER. WORM ( Prionoxystus robiniae Peck) 
South Dalota. H. C. Severin (August 23): More complaints than usual have been 
received of. the carpenter worm, P^ robiniae . 
TWIG GIRDLER ( Oncideres cin^ulatus Say) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker &. L. D. Anderson (August 26): The twig girdler, which 
caused considerable damage to various trees in the Norfolk area last year, 
is just beginning to emerge from pupation. 
BIRCH 
BIRCH LEAF-MINING SAWFLY ( Phyllotoma nemorata Fall.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (August 18): Birch sawfly leaf miner outbreaks have been 
very heavy through tho central part of the State. 
BRONZE BIRCH BORER ( Agrilus anxius Gory) 
Ohio. E. \1, Mcndenhall (August 24): The bronze birch borer is very bad in the 
birch in Dayton and Springfield. There are a good many planted in Dayton and 
Oakwood. 
CATALPA 
CATALPA SPHINX ( Ceratomia catalpae Edv.) 
Pennsylvania. J. N. Knull (August 20): The catalpa sphinx is abundant at Mont 
Alto this year, attacking catalpa. 
Ue^-Jorsey. Courier-Post, Camden, N. J. (August 17): These worms have denuded 
large catalpa trees of their foliage, making large sections as bare as in 
winter at Fairvicw. 
Indiana. H. O.Deay (August 26): The second generation of catalpa worms com- 
menced to appear at Lafayette August 14, and in the northern part of the 
State a few 'days later. 
ELM 
ELM LEAF BEETLE ( Galerucclla xanthomelaena Schr.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (August): Severe outbreaks by the elm leaf beetle in the 
vicinity of Bath and Portland on elm, August 10. 
