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OAX 
OBSCURE SCALE ( Chrysomphalu? obs citrus Corns t. ) 
Mississippi J. Milton (February 22): The obscure scale is very abundant 
on oak in Corinth; it is killing rrany limbs and weakening the 
whole tree. 
PINE 
EUROPEAN PI HE SHOOT MOTH ( Hhyacior.ia buoliana Schiff . ) 
Massachusetts E. P. Pelt (February 24): The European pine shoot moth was 
reported by Mr. C. C. Hartney as prevalent at 3rookline. 
New England E. P. Felt (February 24): This insect is locally abundant 
in southern Her England and southeastern Ne™ York, occasionally 
infesting seriously entire plantings. 
NANTUCKET PINE SHOOT MOTH ( Rhyacioiiia frustrar.a Scudd. ) 
Pennsylvania J. N. Knull (January 29): A srrall plantation of jack pine and 
shortleaf pine at Whitford was found heavily infested. The 
trees had been severely damaged for a number of years. A heavy 
infestation was found near Reading in a plantation of pitch 
pine, Scotch pine, Jersey scrub pine, shortleaf pine, and red 
pinc^ The insect seemed to show a preference for the shortleaf 
pine. 
SP3UGE BUDTORM ( Harrrologa fuhiferana Clem. ) 
Michigan S. A. Graham (January 20:): The spruce budVorm continued its 
injury during 1931 to the hard pines, especially to jack pine 
and Scotch pine plantations. The latter was especially serious- 
ly injured and some of the plantations in the Higgins Lake 
Forest may be practically ^i-ped out. The damage to jack pine 
is somewhat less and to Norway pine the injury is by no means 
general. The most severe injury seems to have occurred in the 
neighborhood of old trees. In some places it appears likely that 
the infestation will not be so severe during 1932 as it was in 
1931. In other places oven in the same locality the infestation 
seems to be en the increase. In those places where the infestation 
te probably declining, a marked change in sex ratio '"as observed. 
Previously the se>:~s *~cro approximately eoual in number but this 
' ear from 75 to 80 per cent of the moths ~cre males. 
SOUTHERN PINE TE37TI ( Pis-^dcs ir-rorcnsis Germ. ) 
Mississippi H. Dietrich (February 21): P. nemo r ens is ^as again very abun- 
dant on Oc drus deodar a. throughout the "inter, doing considerable 
injury oy feeding end girdling the main shoot, but docs not seem 
to have oviposited on Cedrus. An adult -as taken in the debris 
