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New York. P, B, Bowden (August l6): Noticeable thinning of foliage of beech and 
inaole in v:oodland on Slide Mountain, b'ittanberg Mountain, and Hunter Moxintai 
in the Catskills, 
TE~MAHK5D TUSSOCK MOTH ( Hemerocampa leuco stigma A, & S, ) 
Pennsplvauia, E. A. Hichmond (Au^gust 2S): Larvae found causing damage in 
Luzerne and Monroe Counties, ' , 
Ohio, 3. y. Mendenhall (August 20): Nests or cocoons are numerous on elm trees 
in central Ohio, 
HICKORY TUSSOCK MOTH ( Halisidota caryae Harr.) 
Connecticut,- G. H. Plumb (August 24): App^irently a generrol feeder this season, 
as larvae were noted on several different species of hardwoods, including 
elm, hickory, ash, beech, walnut, jxnd maple, 
Pennsylvania. E, A. Richmond (August 28): Larva fo^und ce.using damage in 
Luzerne and Monroe Counties, 
CECROPIA MOTH ( Sarnia cecropia L, ) 
North Dakota, J, A, Munro (August 24); Outbreak in Bismarck is most severe, 
Boxelder trees suffer most extensive defoliation, some trees being literally 
strijpped of their leaves, Hea.vs'’ infest'-'' tion is limited to the Bismarck 
vicinity, 
SCiUjL0P~ SHELL MOTH ( CaAocalpe undulata. L.) 
Mcassachusetts, A, I, Bourne (August 23) ! Webs common on wild cherries. In gen- 
eral, more common than usual, 
POES ST TENT CATERPI LLjlR, ( Malacosoma di sstria Kbn, ) 
Nev; York, J, V. Schaffner, Jr, (August 15) J Reported that several thousand acre* 
of forest along Dry Spook Rid-ge, south of Margaretville, and also near 
Phoenicia in the Catskills show partial to complete defoliation, 
BAGyOR^■! ( Thyridoptoryx ephemeraef ormi s Hav;, ) 
Pennsylvania. T. L. Giiyton (August 20): Numerous in eastern and central 
counties of the State, 
J. ?, Sleesman (August 2l): Abnormally heo.vy in the Phila-delphia a,rea, 
feeding on locust, maple, spruce, arborvitae, junixoer, and other host 
plants. 
District of Columbia, L, G, Baumhofer (August 24): Numerous inquiries during 
July find Au.gust indicate that this pest is prevalent on evergreens in 
Washington and vicinity. 
Virginia, A. M, Woodside (August l4) : Defoliated a few small, isolated locust 
trees in Stounton. 
