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25- to 75“percent defoliated. A considerable number of the larvae 
are dying of wiltlike and fungous diseases, 
Wisconsin, E, L, Chambers (J\ine 2S): Very bad in several northea.stern 
counties, 
Mississippi, J, P, Kislanko (June 25)1 Egg mo,sses observed on the twigs 
of forest trees in Porrest Coimty on Juno 19; several times as num- 
erous a,s last year, 
Ifobraska. H, D, Tate (June 20); Reported as very abundan.t and destructive 
to trees and shrubs in Sootts Bluff County, Cottonwood and poplar 
trees were damaged most heavily , and injury v/a.s noted on Russian olive, 
apple, and other fruit trees. Observed on cottonwood, ash, and elm in 
Scotts Bluff Comity on May 28, and on cottonwood in Cherrj' County on 
Juno 
FSSTERl^ TMT CABERPILLilR ( Malacosoma pluvial is Dyai') 
Oregon, S, M. Dohanian (May 2l): Pound in varying intensities of abundance 
1 mile north of Amity, Yamhill County, and continuing 9 miles south, 
attacking wild apple, wild rose, wild hazel, and a.ldor. Reported as 
defoliating orchard, shade, and forest trees in and near Tillamook, 
Tillamook County, and shade trees and a 2~acro a.pplc orchard in Maple- 
ton, Lane County, (Pot, by C, Heinrich,) 
GYPSY MOTH ( Porthotria dispar L.) 
General, H, H, Bartley (June 18): Pgg-hatching soanon is approximately 3 
vreoks earlier than in 1940, indicating one of the earliest on record, 
Pirst observed hatching in Massachusetts on April 20, in Hew Hamp- 
shire and Vermont on April 21, and in Mavine on April 26, 
Maine, P, H, La.throp (J'cno I 3 ); Very severe damage to untreated apple and 
other trees in York and '’Tv/in" Counties v/a.s reported during May, 
A, E, Brower (June): A,T3-migant in places in southwestern Mannc, 
defoliating shade trees and woodlands, 
Vermont, S, S, Crossman (Ma^.^ 2^): Examination of all growth surrounding 
a, single egg cluster located la.st December in Lowell Township, Orleans 
County, in northern Vermont, game negritive results, indicating tha.t 
infestation had origina.ted from wind-spread larvae during the STjring 
of 1940 , 
BROW- TAIL MOTH (% gmia phanorrhooa Donov,) 
Maano, P, H, Ea„throp (Juno 13)j During May rorj severe dajnagc \iran caused 
to untreated apple trees in Auburn and vicinitj^. Reported, as generally 
destructive to untrca,tcd trees in York County, vrhere there is the great- 
est outbroaJc tha-t has occurred for sovoro-1 years. 
