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In Maine there was a considerable decrease in defoliation during 194l over 
that recorded in 1940. In New Harm shire there was elmest a 50 -percent decrease 
in the State, as a whole, as compared with the defoliation recorded in 1940. 
A greater part of the heavy defoliation occurred in the Lake Winnipesaukee sec- 
tion of the State. In Vermont there was a substantial increase over that 
recorded in 1940. In Massachusetts there was more than a 50-percent increase 
in defoliation, as compared with that recorded in 1940. In Barnstable County 
there was a substantial decrease in the number of acres showing defoliation. 
In Norfolk, Middlesex, and Worcester Counties there was a considerable increase* 
A moderate increase was noted in Essex, Eranklin, Hampshire, and Plymouth Coun- 
ties, a slight increa.se in Dukes, Bristol, and Hampden Counties, and no defolia* 
tion was noted in Berkshire, Nantucket, and Suffolk Counties. In Rhode Island ; 
there was considerable increase in defoliation over that recorded in 1940. In 
Connecticut no noticeable defoliation was recorded during 194l, (A. E, Burgess r 
Buroau of Bntono logy : and Plant Quarantine, U. S % D. A.) 
BROWN— TAIL MOTH.— During the summer of 194l there were several reports of 
defoliation by this insect. In southeastern Maine there were a number of towns 
in which heavy to complete defoliation was noted. Trees affected were apple, 
pear, cherry, oak, and elm. In some localities several acres of woodland were 
defoliated. In the south— central and southeastern sections of New Hampshire 
many apple and oak trees were completely defoliated, and the infestation was 
increasing in practically all sections. In northeastern Massachusetts, especi- 
ally in Essex and Middlesex Counties, complete defoliation by the brown-tail 
moth in''nany orchards was noted. Reports from. Maine, New Hampshire, and 
Massachusetts show that the total number of brown-tall moth webs cut by State 
or local authorities during the winter of 1940-41 was considerably less in 
Maine, but more in New Hampshire and- Massachusetts. In Maine the number de- 
creased from 1,469,000 in 1939-40 to 252, 598 in 1940-4-1. In New Hampshire the 
number cut increased from 515*000 in 1939-40 to 702,28b in 1940— 4l, In Massa- 
chusetts the number of webs destroyed increased slightly, from 254,000 in 1939- 
40 to 260,797 in 1940-4l. (A. E. Burgess, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quar- 
antine, U. S. D. A.) 
SATIN MOTH. — Defoliation by the satin noth in New England increased some— 
what over that recorded in 1940. In Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont no 
noticea.ble defoliation was noted. In Massachusetts a few poplar trees in the 
Cape section of the State were defoliated, while in the northeastern part of 
the State several trees were partly defoliated in a, number of localities. No 
defoliation was reported from Rhode Island or Connecticut, (A, E, Burgess, 
Bureau of Entomology and Plant 'Quarantine, U, S, D. A.) 
S C RE WORM , —As indicated ‘by • status traps, overwintering of Cochliomyia 
amsricaJia C. & P. was slightly farther north and west of normal on the western 
Balcones Escarpment, in Texas, and papulation carry-over was about twice the 
normal in this area. The development of the spring population was retarded by 
an abnormally cool March, but developed very rapidly to the highest population 
recorded since 1936 (date status was begun). 1 An unexpected decline was record- 
ed the latter half of June. The usual July and August decline was not so narke 
as normal. The fall build-up was far below normal. 
The population of americana on the Eastern Escarpment has been JLow all 
