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Virginia. A. M. Woodside (April 27): Very heavy carry-over in Augusta 
County. About 20 percent of the larvae on the trees had pupated by 
April 23* 
North Carolina. C. F. Smith (April 3): Approximately two-thirds of the 
overwintering -larvae in West End have pupated. 
Georgia. W. H. Clarke (April 17): First moths were caught in bait traps 
in Cornelia today, 11 days earlier than last year, and first moths emerged 
from pupation stakes in outdoor insectary. 
Indiana. L. F. .Steiner (April 8) : Pupation began this week and now ap- 
proximates 14 percent in Vincennes. (April 29): The first emergence under 
natural conditions was observed in one orchard at Vincennes on Aoril 27, 
and moths were found in traps in a second orchard on the morning of the' 
28th. Emergence began in our insectary and in two orchard emergence cages 
on April 28. 
Missouri.- L-. Haseman (April 1): The heavy crop of overwintering ivorms has 
not been damaged to any extent by the winter temperatures, except in some 
southern counties where ' temperature dropped much lower than normal. 
Washington. M. A. Yothers and F. W. Carlson (April 10): About 20 percent 
of the larvae have pupated in the orchards at Yakima. First pupae were 
found about April 1. Very little winter mortality. 
EASTERN TENT CATERPILLAR ( Mala cosoma americana F.) 
New York. N* Y, State Coll. Agr. News Letter (April 20): The caterpillars 
started hatching the middle of the month in the lower Hudson River Valley. 
Tents are more numerous than usual. • 
J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (April 22): Caterpillars particularly abundant 
on wild cherry through Nassau County. Tents were very noticeable on 
April 21. . . 
Pennsylvania. G. Sleesman (April 22): Threatens to be as destructive in 
Philadelphia area as it was last year, which was an unusually bad season, 
when practically all wild cherry and apple trees were completely defoli- 
ated. Observation and data collected show that parasitization was very 
low in 1941. 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (April 6): First nests, about 1 inch wide, were 
observed on wild cherry in Middletown, 
Virginia. A. M. Wocdside (April 27): Fairly canmon on wild cherry in 
Augusta and Rockbridge Counties, Eggs hatched about Aoril 10. 
L, A. Hetrick (April 7): Small webs and first-instar larvae are 
present on wild cherry in the eastern part of the State. 
Georgia. T. Thompson (April 10): Light damage to roadside trees in Brooks 
County noted. , 
W. H. Clarke (April 14): The first caterpillars of the year were 
noted at Cornelia and Vic, Habersham County, on April 8. V/ebs were about 
/ the size of a baseball, and were a common occurrence, some trees along 
edges of woods having from two to five webs each* Only a few webs were 
noted on apple trees. 
Michigan. E. I. McDaniel (April 21): A hatching egg mass was received on 
April 21 at Perrinton. Is common in unsprayed orchards and on young trees 
throughout the southern part of the State. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (April 23): Made an early appearance and is gen- 
erally scattered throughout the State, attacking primarily wild cherry 
and apple trees. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 24): Heavy infestation observed in Jones 
County and specimens were observed on peach trees in Durant district. 
