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EUROPEAN ELM SCALE ( Gossyoaria spuria Mod.) 
New York. R. E. Horsey (June 20): A considerable amount of European elm 
scale on seedling American elms, 20 feet tall. A common pest in and 
near Rochester, when not kept under control by proper spraying. 
Maryland, E. N. Cory (June 10): Imported elm scale attacking elm at 
Baltimore. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 25) '< The European elm scale was reported as 
destructive to elms at Fort Wayne on May 29 • 
Ohio. J. S. Houser (June 15) : Many complaints have been received this year. 
Serious damage to elms set for shade and ornamental purposes is quite 
common. The young scales have not yet appeared in northern Ohio. 
EUROPEAN FRUIT LECANIUM (Lecanium corni BouchS) 
New York. R. E. Horsey (June 20): A few European fruit lecania on American 
elm seedlings at Rochester. 
Oklahoma. P. A. Fenton (June 2^) : The European fruit lecanium hatched in 
great numbers late in May and most of the crawlers were located on the 
leaves by May yi. Indications are that this will be a serious pest of 
elms in certain sections of 0klah6ma next year. 
ELM LEAP MINER ( Kaliosysphinga ulmi Sund.) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (June 22): Elm leaf miner abundant on English elm at 
Springvale. 
New York. E. P. Pelt (June 22): The elm sawfly miner has been extremely 
abundant and injurious to certain Scotch elms at New. ilochelle. 
R. E. Horsey (June 20) J Very noticeable on a group of seedling or 
coppiee growth of American elms, trees to 20 feet tall at Rochester. 
It was numerous on this group, some leaves being entirely mined. 
FIR 
A CURCULIONID ( C?/lindrocopturus sp.) 
Washington, R. R. Furniss (Hay): A small weevil, CylindrocopturuB- sp. , was 
discovered this month, causing appreciable damage to a naturally seeded, 
recently thinned 10-year-old stand of Douglas fir near La Grande and in 
open mature stands in several localities of central -we stern Washington. 
What apparently is the same species has' been reared by W. W. Baker from 
Douglas-fir twigs taken near Puyallup. 
BALSAM TWIG- APHID Q.Iindarus abietinus Koch) 
Maine, H. B. Peirson (June 12): The balsam twig aphid is abundant on new 
growth of balsam fir at Augusta. 
