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lished in a planting of red pines near Grayling and Central Lake. The plant- 
ing is from 7 to 11 years old and practically every tree is infested. 
A PIKE ENGRAVER (lp_s calligraphus Germ.) 
Michigan. E. I. McDaniel (September 25): The coarse-writing "bark "beetle 
(I. calligraphus ) has been taken from pine in the upper part of the lower 
Peninsula. This infestation follows an attack of sawfly in practically 
every instance in and about Kalkaska and Grayling. Many jack pines are 
"being killed. 
PIKE BARK APHID ( Pineus strobi Htg. ) 
Maryland. E. K. Cory (September 2'+): The pine bark louse is attacking pine 
trees at Prederick. 
PIKE SAWLIES ( Keodiprion spp.) 
Michigan. E. I. McDaniel (September 2^): Outbreaks of the Abbott's sawfly 
(K. pi no turn Kort.) has been reported from various parts of Michigan. 
It attacks a number of different pines, but so far so ;ms to be more de- 
structive to Korway pine. 
Maryland. E. K. Cory (September 20): Larvae of K. pine turn and K. leconti 
Pitch have been found attacking Mugho pine in Princess Anne County. 
■ . PIKE LEAP SCALE ( Chionaspis pinifoliae Fitch) 
Ohio. S. W. Mendenhall (September 27): The pine leaf scale is very abundant 
on Scotch and Mugho pines and on spruces in nurseries near Lancaster, 
Pair field County. 
Kebraska. M. H. Swenk (September 20): A Dawson County correspondent reported 
that spruce trees amply provided with water this summer have been killed 
by the pine leaf scale. 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (September 15): Kative pines along Logs-n Canyon have 
been damaged to some extent by heavy infestations. Damage to other con- 
ifers was also noted, but usually infestations were less severe on spruce 
and fir; 
SPRUCE 
SPRUCE 3UDW0RM ( Harmologa fumiferana Clem. ) 
Michigan. E. I. McDaniel (September ?5): The spruce budworm is practically 
all over the Upper Peninsula. Troes suffering from attack are evident 
from Brimley to Higgins Lake, in the Low-r Peninsula. This insect has 
not confined its activity to spruce but has done considerable damage to 
jack pine as well. 
