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Louisiana. T. E. Snyder (May 1C): The forest tent caterpillar is general 
and abundant in northern Saint Tammany Parish and eastern Washington Par- 
ish, feeding principally on black gum and red gum. The oaks are little 
touched. There have been complaints of extensive defoliation of shedo 
trees in Bcgalusa. 
CANKER WORMS (Gecmctridae) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (May 23): Larvae of Alsophila pcroetaria Harr. 
arc now abundant around New Eaven and are feeding on deciduous trees. 
Connecticut and ITew York. E. P. Pelt (May 23): The fall canker worm is 
developing in numbers in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern Hew 
York, especially on the margins of areas badly infested last year. 
Ohio. T. H, Parks (May 25): Pall canker norms in more than usual numbers 
arc feeding on elm foliage on the grounds of one of the country clubs 
near Columbus. 
Iowa. C. J. Drake (May 23): Undetermined species of canker worms arc abun- 
dant in orchards and timbered areas in the southern half of the State, 
where considerable damage is being done. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 25): Light infestations of canker worms arc oc- 
curring in seme orchards. The larvae are about full-grown. 
GYPSY MOTH (Por thotria dispar L.) 
Vermont. E. L. Bailey (May 25): A high percentage of hatch was observed in 
a colony at Vernon, in Windham County, on May 22. 
General. A. P. Burgess (May): The first hatching of gypsy moth egg clusters 
took place slightly earlier this year than in 193^. I n the Pennsylvania 
infested area the first hatching was on April 27. This is several days 
earlier than last year. In a number of towns immediately cast of Green- 
field, Mass., first hatching occurred on May 1, 3 days earlier than in 
193^+. Up to the middle of May hatching was extremely variable, with many 
clusters just beginning to hatch on the latter date and many others not 
started. The larvae from the first clusters that hatched remained clus- 
tered on and around the masses from which they had come for periods up to 
a week or 10 days. 
SALMON PLY ( Taeniopteryx pacifica Bks. ) 
Idaho. J. C. Evenden (May 23): Every spring this insect appears on the fol- 
iage of deciduous trees and shrubs on the shore of Cocur d'Alcnc Lake, 
being quite numerous for a few days and causing considerable damage. 
