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PINE LEAF MINER ( Paralechia pinifoliella Chamb.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (June 22): Rather heavy infestation of ^ines on 
May 25 at Bar Harbor. Abundant in foliage of pitch T)ine at Berwick 
on June IS. 
New England States. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (June 2h): Severe infestations 
were noted this month in stands of pitch pine at Brimfield and ITatick, 
Mass., between Glen Palls and Lake George, N. Y. , and at Wells and 
Kennebunk, Maine. 
SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE ( Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm. ) 
Mississippi. H. Gladney (June 19): A small infestation of the southern 
pine beetle is occurring near Ocean Springs. 
PINE BARK APHID ( Pineus strobi Htg. ) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (June 22): Pine bark aphid abundant throughout a 
50-acre plantation of white and Scotch pine at Brookbay. 
SPRUCE 
SPRUCE GALL APHID (Chermes abietis L. ) 
New York. R. E. Horsey (June 20): A considerable number of galls caused 
by this insect found on Norway and white spruce. Most of the galls 
are green and still growing, but I was surprised to find that a few 
galls on Norway spruce were cracking open and the adults emerging on 
June 19. This aphid at times is a serious pest in Rochester. A few 
galls were also found on Colorado blue spruce, caused by this or a 
related insect. 
A SAWPLY ( Neodlprion dyari Rohw. ) 
Massachusetts. J. 7. Schaffner, Jr. (June 2U): During the first 3 weeks 
in June the larvae were very noticeable on pitch pine in many locali- 
ties through eastern Massachusetts. 
WHITE SPRUCE SAWPLY ( Neodiprlon polytomun Htg. ) 
Maine. H. B» Peirson (June 22): One adult of the white spruce sawfly was 
taken at Ba» Harbor on June 3« 
SPRUCS LEAJ MINER (Recuryaria piceaella Kearf.) 
Ohio. E. V' % Ken&«nhall (June U)t The spruce leaf miner is quite common 
in prt»at« plaatings of blue and Norwa^ spruce and Douglas fir in 
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