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The eastern tent caterpillar caused maser complaints from residents of 
Broome and Delaware Counties, N. Y, The wild cherry and apple trees along the 
rural highways and fence rows, and in pastures were heavily infested. In some 
parts of New England it was abundant locally, (J» V, Schaffner, Jr,, Bureau of 
Entomology and Plant Quarantine, U» S. D. A,) 
ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH 
During 1938, weather conditions appear to have been particularly favorable 
for the development of the oriental fruit moth in most districts from western 
Virginia to Connecticut, It is, therefore, not surprising that there has been 
a marked increase in moth damage to fruit in some sections. This project has 
observed heavy infestation of midseason peaches in the vicinity of Harr isonburg, V&, 
and in the Timberville district. Heavy infestation of Elberta peaches and 
varieties ripening at about the same time han been reported from isolated 
orchards in northern New Jersey and from Connecticut, There ha 3 been a rather 
distinct correlation between light fruit infestations and heavy paras it izat ion 
in the districts under observation. Data on observations on fruit infestation 
in several districts follow. These observations -sire based on careful- sampling, 
and cutting all fruit samples, and were all made on Elberta or varieties ripen- 
ing at about the some time. 
District 
Marylan d ; 
Hancock 
Sm i thburg-Ringgo Id 
New Jersey ; 
Mercer County 
Moores town 
Virginia : 
Clearbrook 
Crozet 
Harrisonburg 
Staunton 
Timberville 
West Virginia : 
Mart ins burg 
Total 
Orchards 
purveyed 
• Fruits injured by 
: oriental fruit moth 
Fruit ■ • 
examined: 
Total 
Fruits 
per tree 
Calculated 
fruit 
per acre 
Number 
Number : 
Percent 
Number 
Number 
3 
1,100 : 
6.5 
17.7 
1,982 
3 
1,000 : 
3.2 
7.3 
772 
2 
•S00 : 
20.3 
H3.7 
11,439 
S 
3,200 : 
15.5 
51. 3 
3,993 
3 
• 
1,100 : 
16.1 
3^.0 
2.9W 
3 
1,200 : 
2.4 
13.2 
1,265 
2 
6oo : 
36.9 
177.0 
13, 92^ 
2 
700 : 
30.7 
39.3 
2,425 
3 
1,100 : 
27.1 
105.1 
10,763 
3 
• 
1,100 : 
16.2 
90.6 
6.31 1 * 
32 i 
11,900 : 
(H. W. Allen, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, U. S. D. A.) 
