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BAGWORM ( Thyridopteryx ephemerae formis Haw.) 
J. J. Davis (June 20): Bagworms were abundant on cedars and 
other evergreens at Aurora, June 6. 
M. H. Swenk (June 13): .In the middle of May an Otoe County 
correspondent reported that the bagworm was infesting his 
cedar windbreak and defoliating the trees, 
M. Brunson (June 13): A bagworm is causing considerable 
injury to ornamental cedar in and around Picayune. Several 
people have been inquiring concerning control measures. 
R. W. Earned (June 21): Bagworms were reported as very 
abundant on arborvitae plants at Laurel on May 30. 
WHITE-MARKED TUSSOCK MOTH ( Hemerocampa l eucostigma S. & A.) 
E. W. Mendenhall (June 20): Caterpillars are very numerous on 
maple, elm, and plane trees in some sections of Columbus and are 
attracting a good deal of attention. 
FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR ( Mai aco soma disstria Hbn.) 
W. O'Byrne (June 17): The forest tent caterpillar is very 
bad in Buckingham County, completely defoliating oak, hickory, 
cherry, and black gum but avoiding tulip poplar, soft maple, 
and dogwood, even though they are abundant in defoliated areas. 
The defoliated spots range in size from an acre to several 
hundred, and in several instances even as much as 1,000 acres. 
While the caterpillars were present last year, they were not 
nearly so abundant, and Buckingham County is practically the 
only section of the State from which they are reported. 
A. G. Huggles (June 23): A few reports from the northern 
part of the State indicate abundance. 
GIPSY MOTH ( Porthetria disper L.) 
H. B. Peirson (June 20): There is a very heavy infestation 
in southern Maine . 
SATIN MOTH ( Stilpnotia salicis L.) 
H. B. Peirson (June 20): The satin moth is extremely 
numerous from Bangor south. Complete defoliation of poplar is 
occurring in many sections and partial defoliation of willow. 
Caterpillars are swarming over and into houses. People are 
using shovels, rakes, blow torches, quicklime, kerosene, tar, 
and sticky tree-banding material as the trees had been sprayed. 
One house was invaded and the family forced to move out. 
