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abundant that it caused some of the power companies considerable expense 
on account of short-circuiting caused by infested branches breaking down 
onto the wires, particularly during storms with high winds. This year 
we have had practically no complaints and several owners who had been 
keeping their trees under close observation for the last 2 or 3 years 
reported that so far as they could discover the pest did not appear this 
year.' In any event it was very scarce. 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (October 14): Noticeable where oaks are grown in timber 
lots and along the streets in central Ohio. 
A SAWFLY ( Eriocampoides fasciata Nort . ) 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (October 18): Has destroyed the mesophyll of half or more 
of the leaves on two pin oaks on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan, at Mount 
Pleasant . 
OAK LACEBUG ( Cory thucha arcuata Say) 
New York. E. P. Felt (October 23): Disfigured oak leaves at Newburgh. 
A GALL INSECT ( Neuroterus papillosus Beutm. ) 
New York. E. P. Felt (October 23): Were extremely abundant on white oak 
leaves at Pelham and also at East Norwich, Long Island. 
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SAWFLIES ( Neodiprion spp. ) 
Ohio. J. S. Houser (September 22 to October 18): N. pine turn Nort. seems to 
be unusually prevalent this season at Wooster, McArthur, and North Olmsted. 
Trees 18 feet tall near Wooster were stripped. Insects were feeding abun- 
dantly as late as October 6. Many puparia found under trees. Some have 
gone into the soil -§■ inch. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (October 22): Larvae of AbbotUs sawfly (N. abbotti Leach) 
and Leconte's sawfly (N. lecontei Fitch) have been numerous, reports 
coming from Stockbridge, Kalamazoo, Cadillac, Traverse City,. Saginaw, and 
Detroit. 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterberge-r. (September 21): A specimen of sawfly was sent 
in from northern Louisiana, and reported to be injuring young pine. 
(Det. by R. A. Cushman as Neodiprion , probably lecontei . ) 
A WEEVIL ( By porno lyx piceus Deg. ) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (October 19): On September 12 at Castine, on the central 
coast, Scotch pine trees were dying from effects of grubs of this weevil 
working just below ground level beneath the bark. Grubs were full grown 
at the time. 
