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ported from the Champlain Valley. Presumably this insect vac- re- 
ported as haying defoliated anarea about 12 miles square betrreen 
^eesville and Piatt sburg. 
PIKE LEAF MINER ( Faralechia oinifolielia Char.: . 
J. V. Schaffner Jr. (.June 23): This leaf miner is very abundant 
on Pinu s ri?ida (pitch pine) through eastern Mass. The ends of 
the needles of last year's grovrth are badly mined which gives 
the trees a bror/nish appearance. 
V". Middleton (June 2U) : When Dr. Craighead v.as in he- Bedford", 
in the early part of June, he collected a needle miner in pitch 
pine. The insect vras common and causing serious injury in that 
neighborhood. :'r. Heinrich identified it as Faralechia ninifo - 
liella Chamb. 
PIi\!E LEAF SCALE ( C hionasois p in if oliae Pitch) 
Ne\7 York E. P. Felt (June 2.k) : Young vj ere era-ling at Rochester June 11 
though not nearly so numerous as in past years owing to persist- 
ent spraying. ( H- z> Horsey.) 
Nebraska :;. H. Sv/enk (hay 25-June 25): The usral number of complaints re- 
lative to the pine leaf scale were received during the period 
covered by this report. 
Indiana 
Ohio 
Missouri 
POPI.Jt 
POPLAR CURGULIO ( Crypt or hvnehus laoathi L. ) 
J. J. D a vis (June 2 ] 4) : The mottled poplar borer '-as reported 
very destructive to poplar at Williamsport June IS. 
YELLOW-SPOTTED WILLOW SLUG ( Ft er onus ver.tralis Say) 
E. *". hendenhall (June 2): Clusters of eggs of the yellow-spotte 
willow slug are lilite numerous on poplar trees in the nursery at 
he- Carlisle, but no noticeable damage yet. 
517. :ac 
SPIDER MITE GALL (Phvllocowtes to::icoh': 33 ; y . 
a. C. Burrill (June lU): Enclosed is a le of spider mite 
gall v/ork on -ild aromatic sumac (Rhus canadensis), -hich looks 
just like -.vhat I have seen on poison ivy leaves. These v.-ere red- 
dish when picked and are turning darkea. (Determined . E, 
Ewing, who says, "apparently a new variety of Fhyllocoptes 
to'dcouhafxis. " ) 
