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SPRUCE BUDWORM ( Harmologa fumed f craiia Clem.) 
Oregon J. A. Deal (July 13): A budworm was found feeding heavily on 
white fir, Douglas fir, and larch in the Wildwood camp ground in 
the Ochoco National Forest. Supervisor Kuhns, of the Whitman 
Hational Forest, reports large areas of dead and dying white fir 
in the vicinity of Halfway. He says the "budworm s were killing 
the fir in this area on September 5. (Specimen identified by t 
C. Heinrich.) 
SYCAMORE 
SYCAMORE LACE3UG ( Corythucha ciliata Say) 
Connecticut IT. Turner (September 15): Sycamores along the west shore and 
Suf field were heavily attached; also in the Housatonic Valley to 
the Massachusetts State line. 
WALNUT 
WALNUT CATERPILLAR ( Pat ana integerrima G. & R. ) 
Virginia C. R. Willey (September 28): The walnut datana is very abund- 
ant in Richmond section, occurring on black walnut, English wal- 
nut, pecans and hickory. It created considerable interest due to 
its habit of clustering on trunks for molting. 
Georgia J. 3. Gill (September 26): There has been a very light in- 
festation of the walnut caterpillar in pecan orchards of this 
section (Albany). 
Tennessee J. U. Gilmore and J. Milam (Seiotember 24): Numerous instances 
of complete defoliation on black walnut were noted at Clark— 
ville. 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (August 1-31 ): The walnut caterpillar stripped 
many walnut trees of their leaves in southeastern Nebraska dur- 
ing August, and was the cause of many inquiries and complaints. 
Kansas H. R. Bryson (September 23): Dr. E. G. Kelly reports that 
practically every walnut tree between Manhattan and Lawrence 
has been defoliated. Observations in the vicinity of Manhattan 
indicate -ithis condition to be true here also. Dr. Kelly also 
reports Datanas attacking apple and oak rather generally over 
the State. Oak, apple, and sumac have been defoliated at Man- 
hattan. 
