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is estimated as covering 300^acres. Feeding on black ash, willow, 
nnd soft maple. Some," trees were 100 per cent defoliated on 
June 20. 
New York J. V. Schaffner Jr. (June 26): A -fen acres in a maple Bwanp 
at East -Fishkill badly infested by Xylina antenna to. ; some trees 
50 per cent defoliated June 12. 
FALL GANKEHS702U ( Alsophila rometaria Harris) 
GENERAL J* V. Schaffner Jr. (June 26): This species apparently quite 
STATEMENT common. Some observations recorded -^s follows: Southbury, Conn., 
some linden and maple trees stripped. At Kennebunkport, Maine, 
infestation -along highway for a mile. On June 20th defoliation 
rated at lO'per cent on elm, maple, and fruit trees. At Deering 
Junction, Maine, quite abundant on apple. 
New York E. P. Felt (June 25): The fall cahkerworm has been very abundant 
and injurious in the southeastern portion of -Westchester County. 
BAGtfFOEM ( Thyridopteryx enhemeraeformis Haw. ) 
Missouri L« Haseman (June 25): This pest has not? shown up this spring 
as abundantly as during the past couple of seasons though some 
are complaining' of the pest on fruit, shade, and evergreen trees. 
The caterpillar is now about a fourth grown. 
LIME TfiEE SPANwORM ( Erannrs t iliaria Harr. ) 
New England and J. V. Schaffner Jr. (June 26): Reports indicate thfs species 
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is common through moot of the State* Some observations recorded 
as follows: Westport, N.Y., very plentiful; Chesterfield, 
N. Y. , abundant, some tree stripped; Cranberry Lake, IT. Y. , 
in for6^t of beech, maple, and yellow birch, trees noticeably 
defoliated. Barre, It., infestation general but light. Strafford, 
Londonderry,' and Corset, Vt. , plentiful. Powell, Vt c , light to 
medium infestation, Essex, ^Vt., area, of 30 acres badly infested, 
some red daks completely stripped. Jericho, Vt., plentiful, some 
elm and cherry trees 75 per cent defoliated. TToodford, Vt., 
6 to 3 square miles of .woodland heavily infested. 
E. P. Felt (Jane 25): Lime tret., span worm larvae have been 
extremely abundant over much of the Adirondacks and in portions 
of the Catskills, defoliating some of the smaller trees beside 
open areas and seriously injuring underbrush*. The caterpillars 
feed by preference upon basswood, oak, hard maple, and birch 
in about the order named. There appears to have been no 
extensive stripping. The insect appears to have been relatively 
scarce at lower- elevations. 
' 'ELM SPANWORM ( Enn'om o'g subsignarius Huebn. ) 
Bo H„ Pettit (June 6): Reports of infestations by what I take 
to be Ennomos subs i ana ri us . although, of course, it may be 
