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Rhode 
Island 
June, from points in Worcester County, parti cularly the southern 
half, .that the satin- moth was very abundant in that section and 
doing considerable dan aire. At that tine the larvae were practically 
mature and most of the injury had he- en completed. 
R. A* Sheals (July 31) J Stripping individual trees, not generally 
serious at Pawtuclret and Frovidence. First records for these places 
though known to be in the State in 1925* 
Washington R« L. Webster- (July 6): Defoliated Lombardy poplars on campus of 
University of Washington, Seattle, in June. 
&IFSY MOTH (?r. rthetria disuar L.) 
Massachusetts A, I. Bourne (July 2*4 )j Mr. Lacroix reports that the gipsy moth 
is causing sericus defoliation in wood districts from Falmouth 
through to Brewster and there apparently is a heavy infestation 
in Sandwich and Barnstable, and doubtless neighboring towns. 
' WHI TE-MATSED TUSSOCK MOTH ( Hemerocampa leucostigma S, & A.) 
Massachusetts J* V 8 Schaffner ,Jr, (July 7): At Everett there is a local out- 
break of this npecies on various shade trees. Feeding heavy on 
linden, horse-chestnut, elm, and sycamore maple on July 7« 
Indiana 
Kansas 
Ohio 
BaCWORM (Thy ridonteryx ephemeraeformis Haw. ) 
J. J. Davis (July 26): -Bagworms have been reported from several 
places in southern Indiana,, T7e found recently hatched young (possibl 
a few days old) at Terre 1-Jaute, on June 30« 
Jo W-» McColloch (July 10): Bagworm injury has been reported from 
Tecumseh, Msiiihattan , and Burlingame. (July 3-0' The bagworm continues 
to increase in numbers in the State,, Evergreens, boxelder, and maple, 
trees are entirely defoliated in nany sections of eastern Kansas. The 
following communities have reported injury since July 17 : Burlingame, 
Manhattan., Cnerryvale, CXLpe, North Tppoka, Kansas City 3 Ks., Topena, 
Everett, and Oswego. 
ARBQRV.TTaE 
RED SPIDER ( Tetranychu s telariu s 1.) 
E Wo Mendenhall (July 24): I f\rd the red spider quite bad on 
arbcrvitae evergreens in nurseries at Springfield and Dayton* 
BIB OH 
BIRCH LF Jrt F MTJER (Jp9nusa proila Klug) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (July 24): By July 1 the worlc of the birch leaf miner 
