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been common in this region for the past 5 or 6 years. 
ASH 
A EARK BEETLE ( Leperi sinus aculeatus Say) 
New Hampshire. E. F. Eelt (September 27): Ash timber beetles (L. aculeatus ) 
were so abundant in ash in one locality that they caused considerable 
annoyance in a dwelling, as the beetles emerged from firewood stored 
in the cellar. 
CARPENTER TOEM ( Prionoxystus r obiniae Peck) 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (September 2H): Several reports of infestation, 
the most interesting of which are on oak at Fargo, Cass County, and on 
various species of poplar at Mandan , Morton County, have been received. 
BEECH 
BEECH SCALE ( Crypto coccus fagi Baer. ) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (September 20): A moderate infestation of the 
beech scale occurs on trees near the Mark Twain Library and on private 
premises northward to Kccney Park in Hartford, a distance of more than 
a mile. 
BIRCH 
BIRCH SKELETONIZER ( Bucculatrix ca nadensi sella Chamb. ) 
Massachusetts and New Hampshire. J. v . Schaffncr, Jr. (September 2U) : Seri- 
ous infestations of the birch leaf skeletonizer are very noticeable in 
many localities through eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. 
Much injury in several towns in the vicinity of Phillips, Maine, was 
noted on September l6. 
BRONZE BIRCH BORER (Agrilus anxius Gory) 
Michigan. E. I. McDaniel (September 25) : The bronze birch borer has been 
reported from Muskegon, Holland, Manistee, and Ludington. Trees in 
these sections have suffered particularly from the drought. Most of 
the infested trees are on natural stands and arc largely mature speci- 
mens. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (September): Birch tree plantings throughout 
the State are heavily infested and many trees are being killed. Cut- 
leaf birches in open ornamental plantings are rapidly succumbing. 
