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TENE CATERPILLAR ( Ifelacosoma americana Pab.) 
Massaohu- H. T. Pemald (July 8). "Mr. F.A.Smith reports from Essex County 
setts that these insects are much more numerous than usual, feeing ahoi.it hrlf 
again as numerous as last year." 
New York C. R. Crosby and assistants report this insect as abundant in Nassau 
County, occasionally being observed in Ulster County, and being cmite 
scarce in Columbia County. 
Virginia L. Ac Stearns (July 7) . "More abundant than usual.. Practically every 
tree ia the best cared for orchards has one or more nests." 
PALL TCSBvMRM ( Hyphantria cune a Drury) . 
Ohio H. A. Gossard. "The fall webworm has been noticed rather numerously for 
about two weeks in some apple orchards near V/ooster." 
New York C. R. Crosby and assistants report this insect as doing considerable 
damage to some trees in New York City on June 30, and the moths emerging 
in small numbers in parts of Columbia County by July 18. 
SPRING CAUIGR70RLI (Pa leacrita vernata Peck) 
New York P. D. Rupert (June 24) . "Southwestern part of 7/ayne County with fifteen 
or twenty orchards completely defoliated. Many other orchards con- 
s ide r ably br owne d. " 
Indiana J. J. Davis (July 15) . "Can^rworms were unusually common during June, 
the usual host being apple." 
Minnesota A. G, Ruggles (July 12) . "Cankerworms, both spring and fall forms, were 
again very numerous in certain parts of Minnesota. Pour or five years 
ago we heard of this insect only around Lake IJinnetonka district. 
Since that time it has spread toward the east and south along the prin- 
cipal automobile highways so that now in this section of the Stats it 
has become a very serious menaoe to orchards." 
APPLE MAGGOT ( Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh) 
New York C. R. Crosby and assistants report that first flies were observed in 
Onondaga County on July 8 and that they were quite common in Orange 
County on Yellow Transparents on July 14. The first flies were ob- 
served in Columbia County on July 5 S and were emerging in small numbers 
on July 18 in this county. 
PAL3E APPLE RED BUG (Lygidea mendax Reut.) 
New York C. R. Crosby and assistants report that in Wayne County by June 24 
some orchards had as high £S fifty per cent of the fruit injured. In 
Dutchess County by June 27 adults .vers present. In Orleans County all 
were in the adult stage by July 9. 
Ohio H. A. Gossard (June 23). "Has occasioned noticeable damage in orchards 
about Wooster where nicotine sulphate was included in the first codling 
moth spray." 
