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July 16. Lovell, Oxford County. "The green worms have 

 stripped whole orchards of leaves." 



July 19. Sebago Lake, Cumberland County. "I first saw 

 these worms in this section last spring when they began attack- 

 ing the beech, birch and maple on several hundred acres. This 

 year they have become much worse." 



July 20. New Sharon, Franklin County. "These caterpillars 

 have eaten off all the foliage from many of the trees, both apple 

 and hardwood. They are especially prevalent on beeches." 



July 20. Stark, Somerset County. "These caterpillars are 

 stripping the hardwood trees in this part of the town." 



July 20. N. Waterford, Oxford County. "Some green 

 worms are eating all the leaves on the apple trees and take the 

 maple and beech." 



July 20. Shapleigh, York County. "They have stripped the 

 leaves from 100 acres of forest, and are also working on fruit 

 trees." 



July 20. Livermore Falls, Androscoggin County. "I send 

 specimens of green worms which are devouring both shade and 

 fruit trees." 



July 21. Lovell, Oxford County. "Am sending a box of 

 Heterocampa guttivitta. They have proved very destructive in 

 this vicinity. Several hundred acres having been traversed by 

 them and are almost devoid of leaves. Our orchard is prac- 

 tically ruined for this year at least. Our shade trees are bare 

 as winter except elm and oak." 



July 21. Livermore Falls, Androscoggin County. "Several 

 hundred acres have been so defoliated that they present a brown 

 appearance like that of bare trees in winter. The caterpillars 

 seem to prefer the beech and birches, but are also very numer- 

 ous on maples and oaks and may be found on other trees." 



July 22. Madison, Somerset County. "The worms are doing 

 considerable damage, working chiefly in the top branches." 



July 22. Norridgewock, Somerset County. "They are par- 

 tial to beech and yellow birch." 



July 22. Harrison, Cumberland County. "The forests in the 

 south part of Harrison and the adjoining town of Naples are 

 in an alarming condition. The beeches are as bare as in 

 December. White birches, oaks and maples are suffering 



