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CARPENTER WORM ( Prionoxystus robiniae Peck) 
J. J. Davis (April 28J : The carpenter worm is attacking 
and damaging white oak at Tyner. 
CRO^W Y7HITEFLY ( Aleurocanthus corona tus Quaint.) 
E. 0. Essig (April 21): The crown whitefly was reported 
at Paso Rohles, April 13, as very ahundant on Coast live oak. 
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EUROPEAN PINE SHOOT MOTH ( Rhyacionia buo liana Schiff .) 
M. P. Zappe (April 23): This insect has caused considerable 
injury to red pine and is apparently more abundant than two 
years ago . 
SOUTHERN PINE '.EEEVIL ( Pissodes nemorensis Germ.) 
H. Dietrich (April 19): Pissod es nemorensis Germ, emerged 
from Pinus glabra in Pascagoula swamp (George Co.) previous 
to April 15. 
A VvEEVIL ( Scythropus sp.) 
'.7m. ".'. Baker (April 8): Several of the young yellow pine 
growing on the prairies south of Tacoma were quite heavily 
infested with a weevil, apparently Scythropus sp., which was 
eating the needles, especially on the tips of the twigs. 
PINE BARK APHID ( Chermes pinicorticis Fitch ) 
E. ~. Mendenhall (April 18): An outbreak of the pine bark 
louse was found at Stout sville, Fairfield County. The trees 
are very badly infested, and look as though they were white 
washed. 
PINE LEAF SCALE ( Chionaspis pinifoliae Fitch ) 
L. Kaseman and P. F. Johnson (April 24): The pine needle 
scale is abundant over the State. The sleet of last winter 
removed many at Columbia, Eggs just beginning to hatch. 
M. H. Swenk (April 1 - April 15): During the period here 
covered inquiries and complaints concerning the pine leaf scale 
were resumed. 
