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Kansas •• H. R. Eryson (August 22): Reports of bagworms present at 
Salina and lola. 
Mississippi C. Lyle (August 25): We have received many complaints 
recently regarding the common bagwonn, Thy r i do p t e r yx 
ephemeraef o rmi s Haw,, on shade trees, cedars, aroorvitao, and. 
other ornamental plants. Heavy infestations were reported at 
Mendenhall, Clarksdale, Coffeeville, Macon, Starkville, Tunica, 
and Columbus* 
SADDLED PROMINENT (Heterocampa g uttivitta Walk.) 
New England J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (August 24): The outbreak of this insect 
reached its perk in 1930. Larvae were .received in 1931 from 
widely scattered localities in New. England and New York, though 
in some of these places they were. not abundant enough to cause 
noticeable feeding. The Berkshire section of Massachusetts 
had the worst infestation with about 600 acres of beech and . 
maple showing some degree of feeding up to- complete stripping. 
In southern Vermont about 40 acres were reported from 25 up to 
75 per cent defoliated. The infestation in the White Mountain 
section of New Hampshire was very light'. One large area of 
beech in Tamworth showed light feeding with some trees up to 
35 per cent defoliated. 
Vermont E. L. Bailey (August 24): The saddled prominent lias been less 
plentiful than last year and little stripping of foliage has 
been noted. 
'-ORIENTAL MOTH ( Cniflocampa flave scons Walk.) 
Massachusetts J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (August 22): Numerous inquiries concerning 
C. flavescens are being received from many localities in greater 
Boston, Most of the larvae are now nearly full-grown, and, where 
they are at all abundant, they attract considerable attention. 
The heavy infestations are confined, for the most, part, to back 
yards and vacant lots in residential sections. Spraying for 
this pest has been done by several municipalities. 
BROT/N-TAIL MOTH ( Nygmia pbaeorrhoea Don.) 
New England J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (August 20): Prom the various reports 
received the indications are that the infestations of the brown- 
tail moth have decreased somewhat in intensity. Dr. Smulyan 
states that "the degree of infestation in New Hampshire is much 
lighter than last year, about 50 per cent perhaps; in Mrine it 
is about 10 to 20 per cent lighter, although in the heavily 
infested territory it is slightly heavier. " Mr. Wooldridge 
reports that most of the damage he has seen was in southern 
New Hampshire, although isolated cases were noted as far north 
as Alton, New Hampshire. The apple trees were most commonly 
attacked, though many other species of trees v.-ere also found 
