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Texas. R. K. Fletcher (April): The spring canker worn was reported from 
Brazos County, in the eastern section of the -State, on April 6 » and 
as "being common on eln and oak a.t College Station, Dallas County, 
on April 13. Defoliating elms. Serious damage to fruit and shade 
trees reported. 
E. W. laake (April): P. vernata appeared in outbreak propor- 
tions in the vicinity of Dallas during the first week in April. 
More abundant, more widely distributed, and distinctly more destruc- 
tive than last year. 
FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoma disstria Hbn. ) 
New York. E. P. Pelt (April 23): Caterpillars have hatched in warmer 
areas in the Greater New York area. Infestations in regions 
bordering Catskills expected to be particularly serious. 
N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (April 2 l): On Long Island 
the egg masses have hatched and damage is appearing. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (April 25): Specimens received from Porrest and 
Jones Counties, where they were feeding on oak. Reported as injuring 
trees in Jefferson Davis County, and a number of larvae were found 
in several places in Lamar, Jones, and Pearl River Counties. Numerous 
at Laurel. 
TENT CATERPILLARS ( Malacosoma spp.) 
Utah, G. P. Knowlton (April 5)’ Severely attacking poplars, willows, and 
many cultivated and wild shrubs at Leeds, Saint George, and Washing- 
ton, all in Washington County, southwestern Utah. (April 26 ) : A few 
shrubs and trees damaged at Logan and Ogden, in the northern part of 
the State; caterpillars still small. 
Washington. E. C. Durdle (April 2 ) : Caterpillars reported hatching in 
large numbers in Clark County, in the southwestern 'part of the State. 
GYPSY MOTH ( Porthetria dispar L.) 
Vermont. H,. L. Bailey (April 30 ) ' Survey of street and shade trees in 
towns along the Connecticut River, on the eastern border 'of Vermont, 
from the Massachusetts line to a point about tiro— thirds of the 
distance to the northern border, showed from 15 to 100 percent 
infested with one or more egg masses. Infestation heaviest at the 
southern end. 
CALIFORNIA PRIONUS ( Prionus calif ornicus Mots.) 
Oregon. H. E. Morrison (April IS) : At Brown’s Island, 90 percent of cedar 
poles and 100 percent of softwood poles we re infested with an average 
of 7 to a pole. Cedar poles averaged 5 and softwoods 12 . Practically 
all poles severely damaged, having been on the ground 7 to 8 years. 
