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FORSST AMD SHADE-TREE INSECTS 
GENERAL FEEDERS 
V/HITE- MARKED TUSSOCK MOTH ( Hemerocampa leucostigma S. & A.) 
New York E. P. Felt (July 23). "This insect is generally present upon 
young trees in the vicinity of New York City, though as a rule 
it does not cause severe injury; very abundant in Buffalo area, 
partially stripping the trees." 
C. R. Crosby and assistants report that this insect is quite 
common on Long Island and present in small numbers in *Yayne 
County." 
Indiana J. J. Davis (July 15). "The tussock moth seems to be normally 
abundant ." 
Illinois W. P. Flant (July 18). "Increasingly abundant in all cities 
and larger towns in northern Illinois." 
Iowa C. N. Ainslie (June 27). "Unusually abundant in Sioux City, 
and is doing much damage to shade trees and to rose bushes*" 
Nebraska M. H. Sv/c;nk (July 15). "Developed caterpillars in such numbers 
as to more or less defoliate many shade trees in towns and 
villages of eastern Nebraska* Serious injury and annoyance is 
anticipated next month because of second brood." 
South 
Dakota 
H. C. Severin (July 18). "Much more abundant in Davis, Turner, 
Clay, and Union Counties; ordinarily this pest is single brooded, 
this vear it is double." 
FALL WEBWORM (Hyphantria cunea Drury) 
North 
Carolina 
Franklin Sherman. "More prevalent than normal about Raleigh, 
particularly on sycamore and Liquidamcar ." 
Mississippi R. W. Harned (July 23). "This insect has been reported as 
rather serious in several isolated places in southern part of 
State." 
Louisiana T. H. Jones. "First report of injury was received from Iberville 
Parish, June 13; within mo next few days many complaints were 
received. Plants most severely attacked were pecan, willow, gum, 
pear, mulberry, persimmon, elderberry, and peach. On May 22 a 
flight of moths was noted at Eaton Rouge; moths from June Brood 
began to appear July 5. A survey was conducted to ascertain 
the extent of this outbreak, the result of which indicates that 
it was severe in the southeastern part of the State, over .^.n area 
