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"Wisconsin S. 3, Fracker (September 21): Hemlocks in Pen ins-alar State 
Park, Door County, were defoliated in July by a spanworm. Many 
trees were killed over a large area. Adults now flying are 
Therina sp. , apparently f is cellar ia Guenee. 
LOCUST 
LOCUST L3AF MISTER (Chaleraas dorsnlis Thunb. ) 
Virginia W. S. Abbott (August): This insect has been very abundant this 
season at Vienna. Foliage was very generally and severely in- 
jured. 
IvlAPLE 
COTTONY MAPLE 3 CALL (P ulvinaria innumerabilis %thv. ) 
Hew Jersey Wm. Middle.ton (September o): I have rust received f' r o lots of 
and Ohio the cottony maple scale; ore from Grantwood, U. J. , and the other 
from Cleveland, Ohio. 
Ohio E. W, Mendenhall (September 12): The cottony maple scale is 
found quite abundant on maple and other plants this year at 
Columbus and in southwestern Ohio. • 
Indiana J. J, Davis (September 24): ' The cottony maple scale continues 
to be reported from many sections of the northern half of the 
State as a very serious pest. 
RED-HUMPED OAK CATERPILLAR (Syrrmerista albifrons S. & A. ) 
New York C. R.Crosby (September 24): . At least 250 acres of maple and 
beech were defoliated in Cortland County. 
OAK 
CALIFORNIA OAK WORM ( Phryganidea californica Pack. ) 
California D. B. Mackie through T. D. Urbahns (September 16): This insect 
was noted on August 24 on the hills in the vicinity of Palo Alto, 
• on Que reus a-xrifolia . 
PISTE 
■CCLASP.TS SP. 
Louisiana F. C. Craighead (September 25): During the season of 192^ our 
attention was called to severe defoliation of ^ines by Colaspig 
S ?\v Thi S yGar " Seen ' S t0 be decid edly worse 1 judging Z oy reports 
of those ^-miii ar -^th conditions last year. Eet^ee" Bogalusa 
and Slidell particularly heavy defoliation occurs on longleaf 
lobiolly, end slash pines. Many trees have been 50 to 75 p-r 
cent defoliated and if this continues another year or more it 
