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forests,' and watersheds, and on private property many red pine 
plantations were sprayed to prevent serious defoliation. Heavy 
feeding; occurred in some plantations in Essex, Middlesex, and 
Worcester Counties, Mass. In Massachusetts the eggs hatched during 
the latter part of April this year and most of the larvae completed 
their feeding *by the second week in June. 
Indiana. G. E. Gould (June 23): The pine sawfly (N. pinctum Nort. ) 
defoliated 12 large white pines at Monticello, in White County. 
Nebraska. IvI. H. Swenk (June 21): The fir sawfly (N. abietis Harr.) 
was found defoliating pine trees in a grove in Antelope County on May 26. 
A SAWELY ( Ncodiprion sortifer Gooff.) 
New Jersey. J. V. Schaffncr, Jr. (June IS): Infestations of this species 
in New Jersey appear to "be increasing in intensity, severe defoliation 
having occurred- this spring in both large and small plantations of red 
pine, and in small groups of Japanese, red, Scotch, jack, and Swiss 
mountain pines in Somerset. White pine and Austrian pine aro fed upon 
rather sparingly even when growing in close proximity to heavily in- 
fested trees of other species. Hatching this year took place late in 
April, and feeding was completed in May before this season's growth 
had developed to the point where the needles separate. In severely 
defoliated plantations new cocoons were found on the twigs, particularly 
beneath the male flower catkins, as well as in the duff under the 
trees. Infestations are now known to occur in the northern half of 
the State in Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, and 
Union Counties. 
INTRODUCED PINE SAWELY ( Diprion . s imile Htg. ) . 
Michigan. E. I. McDariiol (June 23): Or. June 25 a large number were 
collected on Scotch pine in a nursery near Monroe. At present the 
larvae have completed their development and many of them are ready to 
spin up. 
SPITTLEBUGS (Ap hrophora spp.) 
New England. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (June IS): The spittle bug is common 
to abundant in many plantations of red, Scotch, and white pine from 
the central part of New Jersey to southern Now Hanpshire. 
Connecticut. M. P. Zappe (June 23): A. parallel a, Say is very abundant 
in certain plantations of red and white pine. 
A PITCH MIDGE ( Retinodoplosis resinicola 0. S.) 
Michigan. S. I. McDaniel (June 10): A large quantity of jack pine twi£s 
and branches infested with this insect have been received. Material 
comes from Fife Lake, and the infestation is understood to be 
