112 FRUIT INSECTS 



Del. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 56. 1902. 



Felt, Forest Insects, I, pp. 142-146. 1905. 



Berger, U. S. Bur. Ent. Bull. 60, pp. 41-51. 1906, 



The Apple-tree Tent-caterpillar 

 Malacosorna americana Fabricius 



The unsightly nests (Fig. 120) of this caterpillar are con- 

 spicuous objects on wild cherry trees and in neglected orchards. 



Fig. 120. — The nest of the apple-tree tent-caterpillar. 



This species occurs in the Eastern states and Canada, ranging 

 westward to the Rocky Mountains, where it is replaced by other 

 forms. It occurs sparingly in California. Its favorite food 



