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North Dakotn,. S’. G. Butcher (June 25) I P. vornntn ohserved enusin^ serious de- 
foliation in parks in the eastern pent of the State and in the Minot area* 
Heavy paras it izat ion of. the larvae in the Sand Hills Park near Sheldon has 
materially reduced the popula-tion during” the last vrcck, 
Nehraska. H. D, Tate (Juno 18); ?, vernata. found defoliatint^ elms in Redwillow 
County on June 5* . . • 
FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR ( Mai aco soma dis stria Hhn.) 
New York, N, Y. State Coll, A{^r* Nows Letter (June 3)^ Ohservod in "scattered 
areas in Westchester Conjity, eastern Nov; York, Attackin,-^ shade trees, 
particularly maples and elms, 
Pennsylvajiia, C, L, GriSVrold (June l6): Severe defoliation of forest trees in 
sections ”bctv;cen Milford and Lake Wadlenpaupa.ck and StroudslDurg, in Pike 
and Monroe . Counties, Lanvao in last feedin-:;- instan, 
Ohio, E, ¥, Mendenhall (June 20): Pound damaging; hand maples in Pranklin County 
Michigan, R, Hutson (June 22): Specimens about one-third grown collected in 
orchard nean East Lansing, It is unusual to find this species in this 
section of the coriitry. It is becoming avbundiuit in the northern and 
eastern counties of the Sta-te, Material exaxiinod has been hoa-vily para- 
sitized. 
North Dakota, J, A, Munro (June l): Reported as abundant over the area north 
of Towner extending prantic;dly to the Canadian hordor, Lanvan small, 
Tennessee, G. M, Bentley (June 24): Very fev; in the State* this year, 
PALL I'/PE¥0P1'I ( H^gphantria cunca Drury) 
Virginia, C, 0, Bare (June 1?)^ Nearly one-half of the linden, maple, and elm 
trees in the vicinity of Richmond infested, 
C, R. ¥illoy (J\inc 12); Ag abundant a.s usuaJ in eastern Virginia, 
A, M« Woodside (June 24): Pairly common, but not abundant on plum and 
other fruits at Sta^unton, Augusta County, 
Tennessee, G, M, Dentley (June Ij)* Ai^uxidant in Kjiox County, 
BROW-TAIL MOTH ( Nygmia pha-eorrhoea Donov,) 
Maine, P, H, Lathroi) (June l4): Heavy outbreak observed in neglected apple 
orchard nea.r Monmouth, Kennebec Coxmty, v;herc several large trees had been 
defoliated, Simila.r outbreak reported from Litchfield, This is the most 
severe infestation observed in the State in recent years. 
