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numerous on many sorts of treas, including evergreen trees and 
shrubbery of different' kinds. The bagworms are increasing each 
year and. doing considerable damage. (March 9): At Springfield, 
the bags of the bagworn are very plentiful on shade trees and 
the vorms are doing considerable damage especially to the boxelder 
trees. At Dayton these insects are also very plentiful on 
shade trees, including evergreens and also shrubbery of different 
kinds. There were some very severe outbreaks. At Cincinnati they 
are reported very numerous on different kinds of deciduous and 
evergreen trees and shrubbery* 
Kansas J, W 4 McColloch (March 10): Bsgworms are reported abundant on 
cedars at Wetmore, 
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BOXELDER BUG ( Leptocoris trivittatus Say) 
Kansas J, '.7, McColloch (March 21): The boxelder bug is proving a 
nuisance in many homes over the State. Coming out of hibernation 
they have invaded dwellings in large numbers. Reported from 
the following counties: 
Pawnee Marshall 
Barton Riley 
Jewell Geary 
Cloud Coffee 
CEDAR 
DEODAR WEEVIL ( Pissodes deodarae Hopk. ) 
Mississippi R, V7 4 Horned (March 24): Weevils belonging to the species 
Pissodes deodarae have been reported as causing serioxis injury 
to Cedrus deodara plants at Meridian and Jackson during the 
past month. 'Teevils tentatively identified as this species 
were collected from Italian cypress at Brookhav en, March 15, 
ELMS 
CANK2TOEMS (Geometridae) 
Kansas J, '", McColloch (March 22): Cankerworms have been emerging in 
rather large numbers during the past month at Manhattan, The 
emergence has been especially heavy the last fe ,,r days, 
Missouri L, Baseman (March 31 ): The first male canker worm . moth appeared 
March 13, 
