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FOREST a N D S -H A D E - T R E E INSECTS 
PERIODICAL CICADA (T ibicine . sentondocim L. ) 
West Virginia ".7. E. Rumsey (July 1): I did not sec 03 r any 17-y 
cicadas in the vicinity of Morgantown this year, but Prof. 
Strawsbaugh declares that he heard the 17-year cicala near 
7/heeling during June. 
Ohio T. H. Parks (July S): I put the question of the periodical 
cicada to our county agent in Champaign County and he made 
inquiry end I think included the question in the c unty iper. 
He -rote recently that all of his inquiries vrer. answered in 
the negative. On June 17 I put the same question to cur 
entomologists. None had heard of any cicadas. 
Illinois 77. ?. Flint (July 26): In addi tion to the records sent in 
for the appearance of Brood III of the periodical cicada L" 
also have authentic records from Knoxville, Jounty, 
Macomb, McDonougb County, and Canton, Pulton Count . 
Missouri L. Haseman (July 22): A special survej'- run to determine 
the distribution of Brood III of the periodical cicada, due 
to appear in the northern part of Missouri this spring, 
shoved it to be present in 'abundance or in scattering numbers 
in th; following counties: Clark, Randolph, Putnam, Cedar, 
Holt, Harrison, Pike, Mercer, and Boone. 
GREAT BASIN TEST CATERPILLAR ( Palacosoma fra.-ilis Streteh) 
California 3. Lcckrood (July 9): The (Jrcat Basin, tent caterpillar 
has been so numerous around Kt. Sl-ic^'cc City this year t- : 
logging trains have experienced considerable difficulty and 
even trains on the main line of the Southern Pacific have 
be^n detained for t~o or three hours because of the worms on 
the rails. This Company's officials have quipped an engine 
with st ear. jets which they run ahead of the r regular pass- 
engcr and freight trains and blow the worms off the track in 
order not to delay the commercial trains. 
FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoma lisstria Hon.) 
ESTERH : P RPILLAR (M. oluvia lis Dyar.) 
Washington 7. '. Baker (June 25): The tent caterpillars seem to be 
more numerous this spri - n at any time during t u - st 
several years. The devastation has been quite serious in most 
parts of western Washington. Many trees in home orch rds 
been completely defoliated as well as many shrubs and shade 
trees. There are numerous in? .stations in alder in woodland. 
It is not unusual to fiid as many as 15 nests in a small tree. 
Seattle and vicinity seem to b the a st scv rely I L. ] 
