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Orange County — Pine Bush, not abundant. Schoharie County — 

 Cobleshill, Hyndsville, Seward, Sharon, Central Bridge, Scho- 

 harie, Middleburg, along the Cherry Valley railroad and 

 throughout the County. Montgomery County — Fultonville and 

 Fort Plain. Fulton County— Johnstown and vicinity. Franklin 

 County — Malone and vicinity. St. Lawrence County — Hammond, 

 Chipman, Gouverneur, Constableville, along the valley of the 

 Black River, Russell, Palmerville, DeGrasse, North Russell, 

 Canton, South Canton, Pierrepont and quite generally over the 

 County. Herkimer County —L,ittle Falls, Herkimer, Ilion, 

 West Schuyler, Frankfort and throughout the County. 

 Warren County — Salem, Glens Falls and Cambridge. Oneida 

 County — Utica, Rome, Waterville, Caseville and throughout the 

 County. Otsego County — Unadilla and Worcester. Chenango 

 County — Union Valley, Pitcher Springs and vicinity. Cortland 

 County — Cortland, Cincinnatus and Taylor. Steuben County — 

 Hornellsville, Howard, Allen, Alfred, Belmont, Belfast, Belvedere, 

 Birdsall, Canaseraga, West Almond, Almond, Wellsville, 

 Independence, Scio, Bath, Fremont and surrounding towns, 

 Cuba and Olean. Monroe County — Rochester, Brighton and 

 vicinity in limited numbers. Wayne County — Lake Side, not 

 abundant. Ontario County — Geneva and in limited numbers 

 throughout the County. Seneca County — Waterloo. Although 

 few definite reports were received from the extreme Western 

 counties, it is not improbable that the caterpillars were to be 

 found scatteringly at least throughout the western part of the 

 State as the conditions would be very similar to those in the 

 western New York counties where they were observed. 



FOOD PLANTS. 



The early references to the food-plants of this insect indicate 

 that it was most destructive to maples, oaks and elms. Later 

 observers have recorded a large number of species of trees, shrubs 

 and vines. The most complete list of food-plants is given by 

 Weed." These represent sixteen families as follows : Rosacea, 

 apple, plum, hawthorn, mountain ash, cherry; Hamameltdacece, 



"N H. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bui. 64, pp. 86-S7. 



