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that the thrrd brood will be extremely light* In orchards where 
the spraying lias "been -poorly done the worms are moderately abun- 
dant, but growers who have sprayed with reasonable thoroughness 
have had very much less difficulty in controlling the worms than 
was experienced in 1925 and 1926. 
R. M. Seeley (July 29); The codling moth is doing unusually hea- 
vy damage to apples in northern Georgia. 
W. P. Flint (July 19): Adults of the second brood codling moth 
started emerging in southern Illinois about July 6. Emergence 
has been rather slow in this section. In central Illinois, emer- 
gence started on July 14. According to our observations at pres- 
ent, the conditions in the commercial orchards of the State are 
much better than was the case one year ago. The weather of the 
season has been favorable to the development of the codling-moth 
larvae and considerably greater effort has been made on the part 
of orchardists to keep down this insect. In poorly sprayed or- 
chards, however, the present infestation, which is by first brood 
larvae, will run from 10 to 18 per cent, according to figures 
gathered by Mr. Bigger in the orchard sections of western Illi- 
nois. 
C. lakeland (July 29): The late, cool season caused an exception- 
ally light infestation of first-brood larvae. First-brood larvae 
are still emerging in large numbers from the apples, which means 
there will be a late infestation of second- brood larvae. Because 
of spray-residue problem most growers will not spray after August 
1, so it appears probable that there will be a heavy infestation 
of late worms. 
APPLE AND THORN SKELETONIZES ( Hemerophila paring} Clerck) 
C. R. Crosby and assistants (August 16): The infestation in the 
Hudson Valley is confined almost exclusively to neglected or- 
chards. Even here the infestation is light. Injury is noticea- 
ble in the southern part of ~7ayne and Monroe Counties. Many or- 
chards which are neglected or poorly cared for are found infested 
in Tompkins, Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Schuyler, Steuben, Seneca, 
Ontario, and Yates Counties. 
EASTERN TENT CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoma americana Fab. ) 
F. F. Smith (August): In Philadelphia vicinity, the species con- 
tinued to be present in large numbers during 1927. Some reason 
for this should be found. From material reared out during 1925 
it would seem that secondary parasites were a factor in limiting 
the numbers of primary parasites 
