Somerset County, in tiie northern port of the State, on some pasture elms. 
This infestation appears to ho the beginning of another epidemic-' of the 
species in this region where it caused considerable, damage between 1934 
and 1937. 
Pennsylvania. G. B. Sleesman (May 21 ) : She spring canker worm ( Paleacrita 
vernata Peck) shows evidence of being very heavy on forest and shade 
trees in the Philadelphia, area. 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (May 20): Spring cankerworms and the fall cankerworm 
( Alsophilo, pomet.aria H arr.) are abundant throughout western Ohio and 
more severe in neglected farm apple orchards. Quite abundant on elms 
and other shade trees. 
H. P. Howard (May 17)* Cankerworms- are numerous and destructive 
to elm trees along the Olentangy River. 
Indiana. P. S. Ulman (May 22): Spring cankerworm outbreak is very hea/vy 
on trees and shrubs at Indianapolis -and IToblesville and has spread 
into adjacent areas where damage had not previously been reported. 
A check on one area, showed complete defoliation of apple, elm, honk- 
berry, walnut, maple, boxelder, buckeye,' oak, and locust. 
J. J. Davis (May 27)* She spring cankerworm is very abundant 
throughout the northern half of the State. Many trees are being 
defoliated,- and those preferred ■ arc elm, hackberry, and apple. 
Illinois. ¥. P. Plint (May 24): Ter y heavy cankerworm defoliation has 
occurred in many areas in the northern three— fourths of the State. 
She worms e,re now through feeding except in the extreme northern 
-part of the State. Very little parasitization has been observed* 
Wisconsin. C. L. Pluke (May 23) ’• Ter y common in southern Wisconsin, 
especially on elms. 
Sonnessee. G. M. Bentley (May l): Spring cankerworms are occurring on 
unsprayed apple trees in Memphis, Shelby County. 
Minnesota.. A. G. Rugglcs (May 19) S She spring and fall cankerworms are 
more numerous than for many years in Ramsey and Hennepin Counties, 
in the eastern part of the State. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaquos (May) : Cankerworms were abundant in the extreme 
southeastern corner of the State. 
C. J. Drake (May 29): She spring cankerworm is extremely abundant 
throughout a large portion of central Iowa,. Many elm and apple trees 
and, to a lesser extent, white oak, hackberry, and linden trees, have 
- been defoliated in Story, Mitchell, Soma,, Benton, Linn, Johnson, Jackson, 
Clinton, Scott, Muscatine, Louisa, Iowa, Dallas, Polk, Boone, Guthrie, 
Audubon, Cass, Ade.ir, Pottawattamie, and Mills Counties. She fall 
cankerworm does not seem to be so abundant. 
