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the cane leaves. Thrins saccharoni Moulton is usually to 
"be found in youn? cane, occurring in the spindles. It is 
usually not numerous enough to cause appreciable injury, 
but sometimes a spotting or local yellovinr of the leaves 
occurs. Another thrips is only occasionally found beneath 
leaf sheaths of cane, Kentronothrj-ps hawaiiensis Moult. 
GRAY SUGARCANE MEALBUG ( Trionymus sacchari Ckll.) 
Haw aii 0. H. Swezey (1929): This-pest continues its usual 
prevalence. It does no conspicuous injury. It is not 
controlled by the introduced ladybeetles that feed on other 
mealybugs. 
FOREST AND SHADS-TREE INSECTS 
WHITE-MARKED TUSSOCK MOTH ( Hemerocampa leucostjgma S. & A.) 
Ohio E. W. Mendenhall (February 30): Egff clusters of the 
white -marked tussock moth are very abundant in Dayton and 
vicinity. They were very destructive last summer and 
promise the same for the coming year. 
E. 7v r . Mendenhall (February 21): There are an abundance 
of nests of the white-marked tussock moth in and about 
Columbus. They feed on several kinds of shade trees, 
maple and sycamore especially. 
E, W„ Mendenhall (January 10): The egs masses of the 
white-marked tussock moth are very abundant in Dayton on 
the street and park trees, as ponlar, soft maple, elm, etc. 
The insect was very bad on the trees in Dayton last summer. 
BAGWORM ( Thy ridopt oryx erhemeraef ormis Haw . ) 
Ohio E. W, Mendenhall (February 25): The larval bass or cocoons 
of the bagworm are very abundant in the southwestern counties 
in Ohio, These insects are on shade trees, evergreens and 
deciduous trees, hanging on the twigs , and it looks as if 
there would be a biff crop of worms this year. 
FALL CANKER WORM ( Alsonhila porr.etaria Harr.) 
Kansas R; L. Parker (February 22): The fall canker worm is 
moderately abundant. Just at r^eak of emergence. 
FOREST TE:TT CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoma disstria Huebn.) 
Ohio E. W. Mendenhall (February 19): Vhile it is not reported 
as a very destructive insect nest, it v ecomPs •"■pry numerous 
and its tents are very consnicuous even this time of the year, 
