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have been defoliated but there has been no epidemic. The catalpa tree 
is neither important nor numerous and we believe that the popular use 
of the larvae for fish: bait is a-, genuine factor in holding, down its 
numbers on the 'few trees we have. In many years we have noticed also 
the effective work, of parasites. • • ; ,:.-'. 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (September' 30 )-:..;. Nearly all of the catalpa trees 
throughout central Ohio were defoliated. 
■ ELM. '-■'.; .»: .,-. v.?' . • .., ... 
ELM LEAF BEETLE ( Galerucella xanthomelaena. Schr. )■ 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (September 30): Abundant on all varieties of elm, 
including the Chinese elms, at Columbus. 
ELM BORER ( Saperda trident;: ta Oliv. ) 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (October I): Does a great deal of damage to elms where 
they have been weakened by drought. ■:'.■•-''.: ■•;., \. , r iu;:,'. : .■■?: . 
TV7IG- GIRDLER ( Oncideres cingulatus Say) ■":■■ 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterbergor' ('October 15): A report wa's received of twigs.; 
on very large elms being pruned at Baton Rouge . Upon- Investigation it 
was found to be the work of a girdler, perhaps Q_. cingulatus ' . 
MOURNING- CLOAK BUTTERFLY ( Hamadryas antiopa L. ) 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (October, 18): More.. report's than usual of this in- 
sect defolirting elms, particularly Chinese elms, in the northern half 
of the State. :•'••■■.'..<:•. . : ' . .'/■:.. '■ , ■: ;•■■. ... 
WOOLLY ELM BARK APHID ( Sriosoma riley i Thos . ) 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (October 2): Severe on elms in certain localities in 
Columbus. 
EUROPEAN. EM SCALE (Gossyparia spuria Mod. ) . . 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (October 2): Severely infesting elm trees, ■ especially 
young trees, in central Ohio. 
California. K. A. Salman (October 6): Shade trees elong the streets of Susan- 
ville, Lassen County, northeastern California, found to be infested.. In- 
festation ranging from' light to very heavy is general in the town. On 
some trees twigs are dead or dying, on some whole branches have been 
killed, and some have yellow foliage. . 
fir . . 
• ': 'AN APHID ( D reyfus ia. plceae Ratz. ) . 
Oregon. F. P. Keen (September 20): Several dozen ornamental white firs on an 
