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Montana. F. C. Craighead (August 31): The larch sawfly lias b- 
causing serious damage to larch in northern Montana. The insect has 
not "been previously recorded nest of the Mississippi. 
LOCUST 
LOCUST LEAF MIHER ( Chalepus dorsalis Thurib.) 
North Carolina. B. H. Wilford (August .15): A report came to the office 
yesterday concerning severe injury to the foliage of black locust 
the locust leaf miner near Barnardsville. 
Virginia. M. 17. Blackman (August lo): B. H. Wilford reported on July 25 
that during the past week several reports have "been received of se- 
vere leaf -miner injury to black locusts east of Abingdon. Most of 
the leaves appear reddish brown. 
MAPLE 
A GEOMETRID ( Physostegania pustular ia G-uen. ) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (August 22): Adults very abundant and swarmed 
around lights in Waterbury in July; also more common than usual in 
Hew Haven. The larvae feed on maple. 
OAK 
OAK PILL GALL ( Cincticornia pilnlae Walsh) 
Hew York. E. P. Felt (August 23): The oak pill gall was found to be un- 
usually abundant on a number of oaks at Tuxedo.' The foliage of the 
lower branches was thickljr infested. 
PLAHETREE 
SYCAMORE LACEBUG ( Corythucha ciliata Say) 
Hew York. E. P. Felt (August 23): Work of the sycamore lace bug was ob- 
served on several American planetrees in and about Tuxedo and Siaffe 'n. 
The insect is most abundant on trees growing in weedy and shrubby lo- 
calities along streams. 
Kentucky. M. L. Didlake (August 23): Lacehug injuring sycamore at Lexing- 
ton. 
POPLAR 
POPLAR LEAF STEM GALL (P eimhir^is uotduIj - trans versus Riley) 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (August 22): Galls on cottonwood trees were sent in 
from Jackson County on August 1. These galls have not bee:: conspicuous 
