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"Outbreaks »f the southern pine beetle ( pendrocVyonus frontalis Zinm, ) 
in the Southeast this year have been extremely rare, as is usual in years 
of normal precipitation." (?, C, 'Craighead, Bureau of Entomology, U» S. D» 
aRiAT BASIN TiNT CATLFPILLAR 
"A '."idespread epidemic of the Great Basin lent caterpillar (Malaco - 
soma f rag:ilir^. Stretch) occurred during the-p^st summer on the eastern 
slopes of the Sierra and Cascade Mountains. Over thousands of square miles 
the sbvubby regetation v^as completely stripped, thus destroying the usvial 
bro'^se of sheep grazed in this area and in many cases causing serious losse?; 
in revenue in grazing fees and in money expended in the purchase of supple- 
mentary feed for the animals." (T, C» Craighead, Bureau of Entomology, U. S. 
D. AJ 
SPRUEE BUDWOEM 
"The »3pr\ice budworm ( Hanpologja f\imif erana Clem*) has been especially 
destructive along the Shoshone River just east of Yellowstone National 
Park cn an area of over 100,000 acres and on the Santa Fe National Fore-.t 
in Ne'T Mexico, In the south'A-es-tern corner of Yellowstone National Park 
along the Bechler River over an area involving many square miles the lodge- 
pole pine has been completely stripped by the spruce bud;vorm» Although 
this insect has been recorded from pine before, such an extensive defolia- 
tion is ^onique." (Fs. C, Craighead, Bureau of Entomology, U. S, A.)' 
FHLEBATROfHIA ivIATHESONI MACGIL. 
"A itew birch leaf miner (Phlebat rophia math e soni MacGil.) has been 
unus\ially abundant throughout portions of Maine during the past s-'ommer. This 
insect is more in evidence than it has been in any previous year and has 
attracted a great deal of comment,"" {l» C* Craighead, Bureau of Entomrlogy, 
U. S, A, ) 
This insect was originally described by MaqGillivray in 1909 from 
numbers of female larvae collected in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. 
TSmilTES 
"Termites have continued their serious damage to the vroodrork ef 
buildings in the Southeastern, Gulf, Central Western, and Southv/er.tern 
States, as '.^'ell as in California, The Bioreau'fs recommendations for the 
inclusion of certain provisions for prevention of termite damage i^ the man- 
datory section of city buildingtcodes are receiving favorable consideration 
in all sections of the country, but the actual adoption of these sugges- 
tions, involving the modification of city building codes, will take 
many years t© put into effect," (F, C» Craighead, Bureau of Entom«l«gy, 
U. S, D. A.) 
