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Illinois. W. P. Flint (April 25): Now hatching throughout central and southern 
Illinois. Very large numbers found on susceptible trees. Damage evidently 
will be more severe than in 193&* 
Missouri. L. Ha* Oman (April 27): Emergence and opposition began early in April, 
and hatching of eggs kept in the laboratory for a week began about April 23. 
No evidence of outdoor hatching or early feeding up to April 26. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (April 24): Spring cankerworn adults reported as appearing 
in abundance in Henry, Keokuk, western part of Pottawattamie, and Linn 
Counties. 
TENT CATERPILLARS ( Malacosoma spp.) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (April 28): Eggs' of forest tent caterpillar (M. dis stria 
Hbn.) obs erved on some trees at Barre on April 27. No sign of hatching. 
Utah. G. E. Kn owl ton and E, C. Harmston (April 20 ) : Tent caterpillars seriously 
stripping young leaves from willows, poplars, and other trees and shrubs 
in several localities in Washington and Kane Counties in southwestern Utah. 
Washington. W. W. Baker (April 20): Eggs of M. pluvial is Dyar beginning to hatch 
on April 7 on fruit trees just north of Vashon, Vashon Island. Eggs quite 
abundant . 
California. S. E. Bailey (April 2l): Forest tent caterpillar, M. disstria . to- 
gether with the apple tree tent caterpillar, M. americana E. , is apparently 
more widespread than in 193S, and together they are causing complete defolia- 
tion in Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Yolo, and Colusa Counties,’ in the Sacramento 
Valley. 
GYPSY MOTH ( Pprthetria dispar L. ) 
Vermont. H. L. Blaisdell (March 13- IS) : During the week at Starks boro, Addison 
County, a s. ingle-egg-cluster infestation was found. This is the first to 
have been f ound in this town. ’ ... 
Massachusetts. H. L. Blaisdell (March 13-1S) : Infestation found just off the 
Mohawk Trail, near the Eastern Summit, in the town of Florida. Although 5 
egg clusters found at this colony were creosoted, there still remains further 
work of extermination to be done. The town is in the barrier zone. 
A. E. Burgess (March 20 to 25): Small amount of work done at the infesta- 
tion found in Florida and three new egg clusters discovered. 
Connecticut. A. E. Burgess (March 6-11 ); Two egg clusters recently discovered 
at Bethlehem, in the barrier zone. This is th© first infestation ever to 
have been discovered in this town. 
A SCARA3AEID ( Anomala b in 0 tat a Gyll. ) 
Virginia. S. B. Eenne (April 22) :• Large numbers of leaf chafers found on various 
- trees in Amelia County, apparently not causing damage. 
