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It has also occurred here and there in southwestern New 
England. 
PINE NEEDLE SCALE (C hionaspis pinifoliae Eitch) 
New England. E. P. Felt (February 25): This pest was locally 
abundant on Long Island, and in Westchester County, N. Y. , 
and also in southwestern New England, on mugho and Austrian 
pine, in particular. 
Colorado. G. M. List (February 23): Indications from Fort Collins 
are that the pine leaf scale & r posited fewer eggs last fall 
than normally. Larvae of the lady "beetle Stethorus punctum 
Lee. were found on all samples. In one instance the eggs "be- 
neath 30^5 percent of the scales had been destroyed. The 
eggs had been destroyed under 9*2 percent of all scales 
examined. 
Utah. G. F. Kn owl ton (February 23): Many ornamental and some 
forest pine and spruce in Cache County have been heavily in- 
fested with pine needle scale. 
PLANSTPEE 
TERRAPIN SCALE ( Lecanium nigrofasciatum Ferg. ) 
New York and Connecticut. E. ?. Felt (February 2p) : This scale 
was found in considerable numbers on a London plane tree on 
the edge of New York City, and was also numerous on red 
maple cat Sinsbury, Conn. 
POPLAP 
POPLAR 30HEE ( Saperda calcarata Sag) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (February 20) : The poplar borer was found 
infesting poplar trees in Antelope County on 0ctob3r 29. 
SPRUCE 
GALL APHIDS (Ch er me s spp. ) 
New England and New York. S. P. Felt (February 25): • The spruce 
gall aphid (C. abietis L. ) is somewhat prevalent on Norway 
spruce in southern New England and southeastern New York. 
Colorado. C. H. Jones (March l) : Silver Colorado spruce trees in 
the vicinity of Fort Collins are heavily infested by a species 
of Cherries. 
