Longest axis of webs was about 2 inches. More advanced colonies 
seen in sections of Monmouth County on April 17. 
F. A. Soraci (Aoril l4): Tents observed in central and southern 
parts of the State. 
Pennsylvahia. T, L. Guyton (April 23): Present in rather heavy numbers 
on apple and wild cherry at Milford, Dingmans Ferry, in Pike County; 
Fast Stroudsburg and Kresgeville, in Monroe County; Weissport, in 
Carbon County; Snyders and McKeansburg, in Schuylkill County; Hamburg 
and Shartlesville, in Berks County; and several points in Lebanon 
and Dauphin Counties, all in eastern Pennsylvania, 
G. B. Sleesman (April 21 ) : Very prevalent over entire Philadelphia 
area on wild cherry and apple, and appears to be much heavier than in 
previous years. Wild cherries have been completely defoliated in some 
areas, 
Virginia. L, A, Hetrick (April 10): Small webs and first-instar larvae 
observed on wild cherry in King William Countv, 
A, M, Woodside (April 18): Nests abundant in Augusta and Albemarle 
Counties, the eggs having hatched only a few days ago. 
R, L. Taylor (April 25): Egg masses hatching at Williamsburg, in 
James City County, and in York County, in the southeastern part of 
the State. Some tents are already well advanced andllarvae are about 
3 centimeters long. Ornamental apple trees on the campus moderately 
damaged. 
South Carolina. F, Sherm'an and W, C. Nettles (April 25): In evidence on 
ample and chokecherry, but perhaps less than usual. 
Georgia. 0. I, Snamp (April 13): At Fort Valley colonies 'were noted in 
the fork of limbs of wild cherry today. Infestation appears to be 
heavier than usual, 
W, H. Clarke (Aoril 17): Newly hatched larvae now making tents at 
the base of forest-tree limbs at Cornelia, in northeastern Georgia. 
Tennessee. G, M, Bentley (April 17 ) : Occurring in rather large numbers 
on wild cherrv and apple trees, especially in counties in western part 
of the State. 
W. F, Turner (April 21 ) : Very abundant on wild black cherry and 
occasionally on peach in Hamilton County. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle, et al. (April 25): Injury to wild cherry and to 
some extent to peach and wild crab apple has been observed in Choctaw, 
* Clay, and Oktibbeha Counties. Several colonies on peach and plum were 
seen in Holmes County, Reported as injuring Cape-jasmine in Oktibbeha 
County and wild cherry in Lafayette County, 
