34 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
The sugar maple borer, Plagionotus speciosus Say, con- 
tinues to be a serious pest in the State and owing to the fact that the 
injuries develop slowly, the true cause of the difficulty is rarely 
understood. This insect is generally prevalent in the western part 
of the State, particularly in the vicinity of Buffalo and, in some vil- 
lages has brought about a very unfortunate condition, most of the 
sugar maples being badly deformed and in some instances half dead. 
Imported willow leaf: beetle, Plagiodera versicolora 
Laich., has become generally established on Long Island and in the 
vicinity of New York City, reproducing in great numbers and prac- 
tically destroying the foliage of willows in midsummer. It is par- 
ticularly injurious to the black willow, golden willow and weeping 
willow. 
The elm case bearer, Coleophora limosipennella 
Dup., continues to be a somewhat serious local pest on Long Island 
and in the vicinity of New York City. It displays a marked prefer- 
ence for the English and Scotch elms and in certain favored locali- 
ties may practically destroy the foliage in midsummer. 
ithe elm leaf beetles Galeru cella Inte ola Mulley’ hassbeen 
somewhat abundant and destructive in the vicinity of New York 
City, here and there in the Hudson valley, notably in Albany and 
Saratoga counties and is becoming established in new areas in the 
city of Rochester. 
The bronze birch borer, Agrilus anxius Gory, continues to 
be destructive to ornamental birches in different parts of the State 
and it is not unusual to see the tops in a dead or dying condition, even 
in residential areas. 
Mae basiyonm, WinwiriGd@ODireryx CHOMeEMeETACKORMIS 
Haw., has been unusually abundant and injurious in the southern 
part of the State. 
The spruce cone gall, Chermes abietis Linn. The galls of 
this insect are frequently received from different parts of the State. 
This insect and the frequently associated and very obscure spruce 
bud scale). Physokermes piceae Schr., are responsible for 
considerable damage to Norway spruce. 
The box leaf miner, Monarthropalpus buxi Lab., con- 
tinues to be a serious pest here and there on Long Island or in the 
vicinity of New York City and magnificent growths of box may 
have a very considerable proportion of the leaves disfigured by the 
mines of this insect. 
A. distinctly unusual injury was brought to notice through the 
reception of a solitary bee, Halictus v‘rescens Fabr., in 
