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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE 



Several trips have been made by the different members vi. the 

 entomological staff to the most seriously infested region. Mr. W. 

 M. Barrows on Aug. 14 visited the region lying between Lake 

 Winnipesaukee and Lake Sunapee. In his report Mr. Barrows 

 states that the maples in this section were badly stripped, but 

 the basswood, ash, oak, etc., were not badly eaten. All of the 

 larvae at this time were in the pupal stage, so it was not possible, 

 in all cases, to tell whether the work was that of Seterocampa 

 or Anisota, although numbers of Heterocampa pupae were found 

 particularly under maple. Numbers of mice were found working 

 at the same level as the pupae, many of which were destroyed. 

 Upon inquiry it seems that mice have been very scarce through- 



FiG. 44. The Striped Maple Caterpillar (Anisota rubicuiula} . (After Felt). 



out this section within the past two years. It was also learned 

 that the last winter was severe for the mice in many respects. 

 There was very little snow but considerable ice, while the frost 

 was very deep, and it was thought that the mice were killed off 

 by the very severe winter or some other cause. 



Birds are also extremely scarce, as on driving from Grafton 

 to Bristol, a distance of fourteen miles, Mr. Barrows reports only 

 having seen "one robin, one song sparrow and two large hawks, 



