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WHITE-PINE vrsiVIL 
■ Injury by the white-pine weevil ( Pissodes s trobi Peck) was more 
prevalent in 1929 over the entire northeastern area than for any past 
year, accGrling to the records kept by the assistant entomologist 
stationed at the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. It also 
appears that a greater number of trees were killed back more than two 
years than has previously been the case* As in previous years it was 
found that the greatest injury occurred in widely spaced pure stands. 
The increase in infestation in mixed stands, however , ^as scarcely 
noticeable. 
FIR SCOLYTUS 
The widespread killing of Abies concolo r and A. magnifica by the 
fir scolytus ( Scolytus ventralis Lee.) in the Sierra and Cascade 
Mountains in California and Oregon shows little tendency toward 
reduction. The recent outbreak first attracted attention in 1924. 
TERMITES 
Termite damage to the woodwork of buildings, service poles, etc., 
is becoming increasingly serious in the Southeastern, Gulf, Central, 
Western, Southwestern, and Pacific Coast areas of the United States. 
In the possessions of this country in the tropics, termite damage is 
also becoming much more of a problem. It has recently been reported 
that in addition to the serious damage to buildings, living citrus 
trees in Texas and California have been damaged by termites, causing 
the death of recently planted trees. Cities are gradually adopting 
the recommendations of the Bureau of Entomology for the inclusion in 
mandatory building codes of brief provisions designed to prevent types 
of construction that favor termite damage. Honolulu, T. H. ; Pasadena, 
Long Beach, and San Diego, Calif.; and New Orleans, La., have such 
provisions in their codes. The Termite Investigations Committee of 
the University of California is making an extensive study of the 
problem and in the near future will probably publish their recommenda- 
tions. Eight southern counties in California have passed laws re- 
quiring commercial operators intending to undertake termite control 
to pass an examination as to their fitness for the work. If they pass 
the examination they ar^ given certificates guaranteeing that they have 
a knowledge of the subject. (Forest Insects, Bureau of Entomology, 
U.S.D.A. ) 
Corrections - The note on the periodical cicada on page 341 of the 
Insect Pest Survey Bulletin should read "Brood III." 
The note on Aegeria exitiosa Say in Georgia by 0. I. Snapp dated 
October 18, referred to Sesia ( Aegeria ) pictipes G. & R. 
