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FOREST AND SHADE-TREE INSE.CTS 
FALL WEB'vVORM ( Hyphantria cu nea Drury) 
;achusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. 
(August 24): Recent reports indicate that webs are rather common in many 
localities in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts, though in 
most places considerably less than in 1933 . 
Connecticut. R. E. Friend (August 23): The fall webworm is very common 
throughout the State. 
New York. R. E. Horsey (August): A fall webworm, H. textor Harr. or H. 
cuneg, , is numerous on black walnut, hickory, cherry, and apple in woods 
along the west side of Conesus Lake, Livingston County. Black wr.lnut 
trees are common there and as many ps six nests were found on one 
isolated tree. However, no serious defoliation was seen, although the 
black wclnut trees were most all infested. 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (August 1): Fall webworms appeared r.t Chad- 
bourn somewhat earlier than in normal seasons and were fairly abundant 
during the third wejk of June. They are now seldom seen in that area and 
did not reach the widespread distribution of lr.st year. The doraage has 
been much lighter than in former years. 
Mississippi. M. R. Smith (August 20): Foil webworm injury, which was so 
noticeable on pecan, hickory, and persimmon in the vicinity of State Col- 
lege several months ago, has almost entirely disappeared. 
J. P. Kislanko (August 20): Th 2 fall webworm is moderately abundant 
on pecans and other trees in Stone and Forrest Counties. 
Washington and Oregon. C. F. Doucette (August 20): Around Sumner rnd 
Puyallup, Wash., the prominent webs are quite common, nearly every pear 
or apple treu in home yards having one, two, or three webs. They are 
also seen occasionally on cherry pad locust trees ir, this section. They 
were much more numerous in Clark County, Wash., ^nd around Portland than 
in the Sumner-Puycllup section. In addition to the trees nrmed above 
webs were observed on wrlnut, maple, ash, alder, and prune in the Port- 
lrnd area, one alder tree east of Pert 1 rnd having 21 distinct webs. 
GYPSY MOTH ( Porthetria dispa r L. ) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (August l6): An outbreak of the gypsy moth was found 
in Pittston. Females were seen laying eggs in Augusta on August 14. 
New England, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. A. F. Burgess (August 7): The 
reports on defoliation for all o: the towns in the infested area this 
year have been received with the exception of a few towns in southern 
Maine and an area in southeastern New .Hampshire. Records were made by 
State officials but th., information has not been submitted to us. Re- 
cords for Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut ere 
complete and show no extensive areas oi' defoliation in Vermont and 
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