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TOBACCO BUDWORM ( Holiothis vi rescens F.) 
Florida. F. S. Chamberlin (June 3): The tobacco budworm apnears to be normally 
abundant in shaded and sun-grown tobacco fields in Gadsden County, 
POTATO TUBER WORM ( Gnorimoschema operculella Zell.) 
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North Carolina. J. U. Gilmore (June 2^)j First appearance of this pest was on 
June lk at Oxford, Granville County. Damage slight. 
CORN ROOT WEBWORM ( Crambus caliginosellus Clem.) 
Tennessee. J. U. Gilmore (June 2*+): By June 11 three or four replantings had 
been necessary at Mountain City in Johnson County, 
TOBACCO HORNWORMS ( Protoparce spp. ) 
South Carolina. - F. Sherman and ¥• C. Nettles (June 21): The tobacco hornworm 
has been complained of from the northeastern section of the State. 
Tennessee. . L. B. Scott (June lU): Eggs started hatching on June 12 in Mont- 
gomery County. The infestation appears to be slightly more severe than 
usual, 
FOREST AND SHADE-TREE I: N S E C T. S . 
CANKERWORMS (Geometridae) ••. 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (June): The fall cankerworm .. ( Alsophila pometaria Harr. ) 
and the spring cankerworm ( Paleacrita vernata Pack. ) are heavily infesting 
forest and shade trees, especially elm, in southern Maine. 
S. E. Mullen (June 9) • At Portland the spring cankerworm defoliated 
from 50 to 75 percent of the oak, elm, maple, ash, and apple trees it 
attacked. Some of the trees were completely defoliated. (June>15)s Wood- 
lands from Kennebunkport, north and northeast along Atlantic Highway, for 
several miles on both sides of the road, are defoliated from 75 to 100 
percent by this cankerworm. 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (June 29): The fall cankerworm is abundant in Burlington 
and neighboring sections of Chittenden County. Scattered elms along the 
road to. Saint Albans have been defoliated. 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (June 23): Cankerworms are more abundant in many 
parts of the State than last year. Serious injury to elm is again reported 
from Berkshire County, 
W. E. Weeks (June 9) J Elms in Sh&ffield, Berkshire County, have 
been damaged up to 90- percent defoliation by cankerworms, 
W. W. Bancroft (June): Elms at Mill River have been completely 
