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FOREST AND SHADE-TREE INSECTS 
CANKER '.70RMS ( Geometridae ) 
Connecticut. We E. Britton (April 23): Eggs of fall canker worms 
( Alsophila pometaria Harr.) are extremely abundant on deciduous trees 
in southern and southwestern parts of the State ano. another canker worm 
season is expected,, Eggs have not hatched as yet but a few warm days 
will bring then out 
California. S. loekwood (April 23): Canker worms were found in two prune 
orchards in Si noma ? The larvae were half grown at the time, and con- 
siderable defoliation had occurred. 
EROWN-TAIL MOTH (Kygmia phaeorrhoea Don.) 
Massachusetts. L. H. Worthley (March): The extremely cold weather of a 
year ago was responsible for the reduction in infestations. However, 
in locations where the webs were on low-hanging bushes near stone walls, 
the drifted snow protected the webs and the caterpillars survived. 
Recently the district inspector at Amherst found 75 brown-tail webs, 
containing living larvae, on one apple tree. 
HALFr-WINGED GEOMETER ( Phigali a titea Cram.) ' 
Massachusetts. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (April 19): In the hardwood forests 
of the eastern part of Massachusetts, moths of this species seem to be 
unusually common this spring. 
FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoma disstria Hbn. ) 
New Hampshire. L. H. Wathley (April 22): An outbreak of forest tent 
caterpillars is expected in the Keene area, where 600,000 egg clusters 
were collected by school children in 3 weeks' time. At Walpole, last 
summer, most of the large shade trees were completely defoliated in the 
village section and apple orchards suffered heavy damage. 
Vermont. L. H. Worthley (April 22): At a nursery in Putney numerous egg 
clusters of the forest tent caterpillar were removed from shipments of 
stock offered for inspection. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (April 23): An unusually heavy in- 
festation of the forest tent caterpillar has occurred this r.onth in the 
coast counties. The caterpillars occur- principally on oak trees, 
but are also found on sweetgum, pecan, and other trees. A number of 
rosebushes have been defoliated. 
ASH 
BANDED ASH BORER ( Neoclytus caprea Say) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (April 20): The banded ash borer was reported on 
..ning ash trees in Knox Cou 
