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FOREST AND SHADE* T-^R-E E' I N S E C T 8 
OANKERWORMS ( Ge ojne tr i dae ) 
New :York, N. Y. State Coll, Agr, News 'letter (April 22): A female spring 
cankerworm moth ( Paleacrlta vernata Peck, ) and egg mass were found in 
Wayne County on April 11 , 
Ohio, T. H. Parks (April 25) J Eggs of the fall cankerworm ( Alsophila 
pometaria Harr,)’ are common on elms along the river near Columbus. 
N. P. Howard (April S): Male cankerworm moths were very abundant 
at lights at 8:30 p,m* on March 28, the first warm night of the spring, 
(Det, by J. P, G. Clarke.) 
Indiana, J. J. Davis (April 29): Spring cankerworms continue as a serious 
problem in northeastern Indiana and ‘there is every evidence that con- 
siderable defoliation of timber trees, especially elm, will result. 
The fall cankerworm is present in destructive numbers in some areas, 
Illinois, W. P, Plint (April 17 ): Adults have probably all gone .up the trees 
and laid their eggs, as there were enough warm nights early in April, 
Male moths were very numerous in a number of localities in central 
Illinois and it seems probable that cankerworra's will be fully as abixndant 
as they were last year, 
Missouri, L, Hasenian (April 24): Cankerworm eggs have been hatching in 
central Missouri for 2 weeks, and the earliest larvae are already in 
the second instar. Infestation is general throughout the northern 
two-thirds of the State, 
Iowa, H. E, Jaques (April 18): Reported as moderately abundant in southern 
Iowa, although the bands do not seem to show as many moths as were 
present a year ago. Pew female moths reported in regions kept under 
control by banding last year, 
Minnesota, A. G.Ruggles (April I 9 ): Male moths of spring cankerworm 
abundant at windows in' Saint Paul on April 12, 
Nebraska, M. H, Swenk (April 15)s Request for control measures for spring 
cankerworm. received on March 20 and 26 , from Douglas County; 
Kansas, R, H. Bryson (April 26): Moths of both species were abundant 
earlier in the spring and will no doubt cause trouble on elm trees that 
were not banded, 
Oklahoma, P.A, Penton (April 27) ! Spring cankerworm reported from Ada, 
