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emergence "but "by June 19, following a week of warr. weather, a considerable 
number of moths had emerged. It now looks as though the "brood would be 
hut spread out, and, owing to hardening of the walnut shells as summer ;es, 
the injury may he comparatively slight. The development of the codling moth in 
apples and pears in the Antelope Valley has also "been delayed. The fruit crop 
is light, owing to spring frosts. 
EASTERN TEWS CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoma ar.ericana Eab . ) 
New Jersey. T. J. Headlee and R. C. Burdette (June 23): The eastern tent cater- 
pillar is very abundant. 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (June 23): The eastern tent caterpillar was very abundant 
in New Castle County throughout May. 
Pennsylvania. A. B. Champlain (May-June) : :The eastern tent caterpillar is very 
abundant on wild cherry and apple in Dauphin County. Adults started flying 
June 10 and were plentiful June 10-18. 
C. A. Thomas (May 29): Tent caterpillars have been very abundant in southeaster!} 
Pennsylvania during May, and have defoliated many apple trees as well as wild 
cherries. At the present time they have generally left their webs and have gone 
to other plants and down to the ground. 
West Virginia. L. M. Peairs (June): The eastern tent caterpillar is very abundant 
in northern West Virginia. Webs still show at high elevations. 
Virginia. R. A. St. George (May): The extent of defoliation is not regarded as 
being severe, so far as the area is concerned, but individual trees were often 
found completely stripped. The insect was present along both sides of the 
mountain, where it confined its activity to defoliating apple and wild cherry 
trees. The tents were quite- conspicuous in central Virginia. 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (June 26): The eastern tent caterpillar is very abu 
on apple and other trees. 
FRUIT TREE LEAP ROLLER ( Cacoecia argyrospila Walk.) 
California. E. 0. Essig (June 19): The fruit tree leaf roller is very a: 
in a few areas along the coast. 
APKIDS (Aphiidae) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (June 23): Rosy apple aphids ( Ar.ura^his roseus Baker) 
are moderately to very abundant. 
M. P. Zappe (June 21): Very few ros- apple aphids were seen early in the season. 
Apparently they reproduced rapidly end are now quite abundant. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. of Agr. News Letter (June): The apple aphid ( Aphis 
. pomi DeC.) continued to increase during the month. However, no serious damage 
was done. The rosy apple aphid increased rapidly early in I -cd 
epidemic proportions in the eastern part of the State dur. first week 
of the month. By the middle of the month the outbreak had practically subsided. 
(Abstract, J.A.H.) 
