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CANKER WORMS ' (Geometridae) 
Kansas R, L, Parker (March 18): The first female spring canker worm 
(Pa leacrita vernata Peck) emerged at Manhattan on February 
22« The first female fall canker worm ( Alsophila pometarfa Harris) 
emerged at Manhattan on February 22. There has been a slow increase 
of the emergence of the canker worms, with considerable fluctiation 
in the weather, especially temperature. 
On March 14 we had our highest emergence so far this season - 
131 female spring canker worms and 110 males of both species 
were taken from one elm tree. Other tree records have been going 
well over a hundred in counts for the spring canker worm females 
and also -large numbers of males. The record of the males has 
not been segregated as to species. Records for the fall canker 
worms are now very few, 
ARBORVITAE 
AW APHID ( Dilachnus thu.lafolia Theob. ) 
Mississippi R„ ?/, Harned (March 27) :-.- Arbor vitae plants throughout the 
State have been attacked recently by plant lice or aphids belong- 
ing to the species Dilachnus thu.ja folia . Many complaints re- 
garding these insects have been received, 
BOXELDER 
BOXELDER BUG ( Leptocoris trivittatus Say) 
Kansas J. W, McColloch (March 14): The boxelder bug has proved a 
great nuisance in houses and stores at Mankato, Long Island, and 
Clyde. 
CEDAR 
DEODAR WEEVIL ( Pi-jsodes deodarae Hopk, ) 
Mississippi R* W, Harned (March 27): The deodar weevil has been reported 
causing serious injury to Cedrus deodara at Picayune, Durant, 
and Meridian, during the past month. 
HICKORY 
A CURCULIC ( Conotrr.chelus sp») 
Mississippi J, P. Kislanko (March 25): A species of Oonotrac'nfilus was 
collected at Wiggins ovipositing and feeding on new growth of 
hickory. Some of the eggs were already hatched and the larvae 
were feeding on the inside of the petioles. Several minute 
apparently egg parasites were observed in the vicinity of wesrvil 
punctures and on the leaves. Additional observations will be 
made to note the extent of injury to hickory, • 
