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Colorado. G. M. List (June 26): The forest tent caterpillar has been quite 
serious in a number of towns in the northeastern nart of the State, being 
especially bad in Larimer and *7eld Counties. The major part of the injury 
is passed, with the larvae beginning to spin their cocoons. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton JtJune 15): Forest tent caterpillars are damaging choke- 
cherry bushes in Parley's Canyon, 
GYffS"Li&OTH'. ( Porthetria disnar L. ) 
Ihode Island. A. E. Stene (June 16): Gypsy moth caterpillars will probably be 
more abundant over a large part of the State than at any time since it first 
came here. 
BAGWORM ( Thyridopteryx ephemerae f ormi s Haw. ) 
Virginia. L. M. Peairs (May 26): Bagworms are hatching freely. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 20): Defoliated Lombardy poplar was observed at 
Terre Haute June 10. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (June): Larvae feeding on ornamentals are moderately 
abundant in the eastern and central parts of the State. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 22): One report of the bagworm infesting cedars at 
Bazaar. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 22): The bagworm has attracted considerable atten- 
tion on arborvitae recently. Specimens accompanied by reports of heavy in- 
festations have been received from Philadelphia in Neshoba County, Columbia 
in Marion County, Hattiesburg in Forrest County, and Laurel in Jones County. 
LIME TREE LOOPER ( Erannis tiliaria Harr. ) 
Pennsylvania. J. N. Knull (June 3): The larvae of the "lime tree moth" are 
abundant on various species of forest trees in the Allegheny Plateau section 
this spring. Considerable foliage injury was observed. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (June 15): Canker worms are moderately abundant 
throughout the Red River Valley and other wooded areas of the State. The lime 
tree spanworm and the spring canker worm ( Paleacrita vernata Peck) are the 
predominating species. 
A SCALE ( Xylococcus betulae Perg. ) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson (June): On May 23 this scale was commonly found on beech, 
white birch, and yellow birch at Flagstaff, .iStratton, Bar Harbor, and Kossuth. 
A WEEVIL ( Pseu d ocneor rhinus setosus Roelofs) 
Connecticut. W. E. Britton (June 7): This weevil is causing more injury than we :. 
have ever seen before. Apparently it is easily controlled, or at least the 
plants are protected by a spray of lead arsenate. 
