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BIRCH 
BIRCH LEA^-SKELETONIZER f BuccuIatrix canadcnsisella Chamb.) 
Connecticut R. B. Friend (April 23): The scarcity cf coccons containing live 
pupae -compared with tne numoer of old and empty cocoons would seer 
to indicate fewer of these insects this corning year, although there 
is much local variation, 
BOXELDER 
BOXELDFR PLANT-BUG (Lept ocoris trivitta tus Say) 
South Dakota K. S. Severin (.April 2): This bug passed the -inter successfully 
and is now laying eggs. It is one of the earliest of insects with 
us . 
ELT 
ELM SCURFY SCALE ( Ch donas pis a-, ericana Johns.) 
Ohio H. A« Gossard (I.! arch 22): The elrr scurfy scale on elm was re- 
ceived from Wellington January 30. 
ELM BORER ( Saoerda trident at a Oliv.) 
Keoraska I'. H. Swenk (April 21): During April the elm borer was reported 
as having seriously injured or killed elm trees in our southeastern 
counties . 
L/RCH 
LARCH C/SE-BEARER ( Coieophora iaricella Huebn.) 
Connecticut T r . E. Britton (April 24): Cocoons or winter cases were sent us 
Ilarch 15 oy S. V r . Eddy, who ooservod that chickadees were feeding 
upon tnem . 
LOCUST 
LOCUST 30RFR ( Cyllene rohiniae Forst.) 
hew York G. M. Codding ("arch): Locust tries throughout '" r est Chester 
County are oacly infested. Fany trees have been killed. 
PiU 
A M/Y-BEETLE ( Lachnosterna cr. .) 
Louisiana G. H. Bradley ( April 5^: These insects appeared aoundantly 
aiound a flowering oak tree and were creating considerable com- 
motion about 8 p-. su 
