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FOREST A II D SHADE TREE I II SECT, 
OYSTER SHELL SCALES ( Lepidosaphes spp ) 
ILLINOIS. W. P. Flint ( March l6) Attacking Dogwood, Ash, Lilac and Poplar, 
Number of trees die after two or three years infestation, 
Lepidosaphes ulr.i 
Extension News Letter ( March 30) Damage to shade trees serious, 
INDIANA. J. J, Davis ( April 15) Is increasing in abundance in this state 
especially on shade trees and ornamentals in the northern two- 
thirds of the State. In orchards where regular spray practices 
have been in use, it is not ordinarily a pest, 
OHIO, Extension News Letter ( March 30) Attacking shade trees, more 
abundant now than for several seasons. 
UTAH. H, J, Pack ( March 26) Appeared on this date in Cache County. 
MISCELLANEOUS FOREST AND SHADE TREE INSECTS 
BROWN-TAIL MOTH ( Buproctis ohysorrhoea ) 
MASSACHUSETTS Edward R. Farrar ( April 12) About the same number of .nests 
taken off 1200 apple trees as last year at Lincoln. 
GYPSY MOTH ( Porthetria dispar ) 
MASSACHUSETTS Edward R. Farrar ( April 12) Three times as numerous at Lincoln. 
Number judged by amount of creosote used, 
NEW YORK Cher r.e s pi nicort icis 
C. R. Crosby ( April 22) Attacking white pine in Martinsburg. 
L ep i do ~j t e r ou s Le a f - mi ne r 
CONNECTICUT W. E. Britton ( April" lg) An unfamiliar lepidopterous leaf- 
miner which has ruined the appearance and lowered the vitality 
of many trees. Me are studying the pest. 
