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A L00PER. ( Ellopia Bp.).. 
Idaho. J. C* Evenden' (August 3) : Ellopia , near politic idaria G. & R. , was 
defoliating forest trees 0:1 large areas of forest land in northern Idaho, 
with white fir as the preferred host. Ah normal numbers of the moths were 
recorded last fall, although no serious defoliation occurred. 
HEMLOCK . . : .: , 
A. -SCALE INSECT ( Aspidiotus tsugae Marlatt) 
Connecticut. T7. E. Britton (August 23) • Specimens of what appear to be this 
scale wore received from Greenwich. Infested leaves were yellow and 
dropping, indicating considerable injury. 
LARCH /- • . , • 7.. 
.LARCH CASEBEARER ( Coleophora laricella Hbn.) 
Switzerland. H. D. Smith (July 2$) : Going' over Simplono Pass to Italy on 
north side o-f the' Alps the larch forests present a brown appearance. Very 
■ heavy infestation can bo seen for miles. Here and there a tree has es- 
. Caped heavy damage. 
LOCUST 
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LOCUST LEAP MINER ( Chalepus dor sal is Thunb.) 
Pennsylvania and West Virginia. L. M. Peairs (August 13): Injury is not 
noted at all at Morgantown, W. V., but just a few miles north in Pennsyl- 
vania, north to Grocnsburg, the miner is getting worse. The woods have 
a very decidedly brownish cast due to extensivelyinjured locust trees. 
: It is the worst infestation I have seen for several years. 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (August 5) : There is a general browning of the locuet 
trees in most parts of the State east of the 'fall line. 
LOCUST BORER ( Cyllene robiniae Forst.) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (Atigust 20) : Prom Thurston County on August 1^ came a 
complaint of seriously infested locust trees. 
MAPLE 
■ . • . AN APHID ( Nooprociphilus accri's Monell.) 
Virginia. A. M. Woodside (August 23): .An infestation of a large bark-feeding 
. .aphid, probably N, aceris , was observed at Staunton on the lower branches 
of a few sugar maples on August 12. 
WOOLLY ALDER APHID ( Prociphllus t esse 11 at us Pitch) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (August 23): Continues to bo reported as exceptionally 
abundant on hard maple in the northern half of the State. 
