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E. P. Felt (September 2o) ; ,H, text or Harr, has "been somewhat common, al- 
though not excessively abundant, late in August and in September in south- 
western New England and southeastern New York. 
Massachusetts. A. E. Burgess (August);' The fall webworm is apparently abundant 
throughout Berkshire County, Mass, 
South Carolina. F. Sherman (September 23): Above average in* the. low- r Piedmont, 
appearing to be most abundant on pers iramon. 
South Carolina. B. H. Wilford (September 25 ):, Native persimmon trees in New- 
berry County found to be severely defoliated and covered with silk webs, 
apparently of H. cunea Prury. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (September 10); From moderate to heavy infestation on per- 
simmon from Madison, through Eatonton to Macon, in north-central and centra 
Georgia. (September 12); The infestation on pecan at Fort Valley, centra? 
Georgia, is now heavier than that of an average year. A dozen or more 
nests have been observed on single trees and there has been considerable 
defoliation, 
Florida. J. R. Watson (September 21 ); Much more in evidence than during the 
average fall. Pecans and persimmons particularly suffered. 
A, H, Madden (September 6): Fall webworms ( Hyphantria spp. ) abundant on 
various deciduous trees in the vicinity of Quincy. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (September l4); Extremely abundant in parts of western 
and central Tennessee. Heaviest infestation ever seen by the writer. 
Many trees and bushes completely defoliated, the webs often completely 
covering the trees or shrubs. Trees most highly infested are maple, elm, 
sycamore, hackberry, hickory, persimmon, sumac, and walnut, 
Mississippi, C. Lyle (September 25): General heavy infestation over most of the 
State. Persimmon trees stripped in most sections. Infestation reported 
as lighter in the southwestern part of the State. 
Ohio. E, W. Mendenhall (September 15); Abundant on wild cherry and in apple 
orchards in central Ohio, 
Illinois. W. P, Flint (September 23): Unusually abundant throughout central and 
northern Illinois, In many sections fall webworms almost* defoliated mul- 
berry and Osage orange and caused considerable loss of foliage to elm. 
The only trees noticeably not .affected were the ash. * 
Minnesota. A, G, Ruggles (August): Webworms reported on walnut at Owatonna, 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (September l4): Report from Douglas County on September 1 
that this insect was troublesome on boxelder, mulberry, and other trees. 
