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EAS TERN TENT CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoma americana F. ) 
New York. J. A. Evans (March): Egg masses of the apple tree tent cater- 
pillar Drought into a warm room on March 29 started hatching that day. 
Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgkiss (March 2H): Eggs were not as abundant as they 
have "been the last 3 years, as observed in a survey on March lh to l6. 
Virginia.' M. P.. Jones (March 31)* ^he eastern tent caterpillar is feeding 
on wild cherry near Fort Myer, Arlington County. 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (March 6): The eggs began hatching at Chad- 
bourn the first of March, before any foliage had developed on wild 
cherry. The tents are much more abundant this season than last. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (March 2U): The first larvae of the eastern tent 
caterpillar were observed on February 25 in a peach tree near Port 
Valley, central Georgia. These larvae were from \ inch to \ inch 
long on that date. The infestation to March 2k is not greater than 
that of an average year. 
T. L. Bissell (March 17): Tent caterpillars are just starting 
their webs in wild cherry at Experiment. (March 23): A correspondent 
reports an unusually large number of tent caterpillar webs in the 
fruit trees at Hawkinsville. 
Florida. A. H. Madden (March lU): A considerable number of full-grown 
larvae were noted on March 11 and 12 at Quincy, Gadsden County. Very 
little damage was observed, however. 
Mississippi. J. G. Hester (March 2k) : A number of colonies of this in- 
sect on wild cherry in the vicinity of State College has been ob- 
served during the last few weeks, 
Arkansas. W. J. Baerg (March 10) : Hatching has just begun and a few 
caterpillars have emerged from about half of the egg masses. The 
species will be common but not very abundant, as judged by the number 
of egg masses. 
APPLE APRILS (Aphiidae) 
Connecticut. P.- Gar nan (March 23): Eggs of An ur aphis roseus Baker and 
Aphis pomi Deg. are much more abundant than they were last year, and 
occur in large numbers' in, many orchards throughout the State. Few 
have hatched. • 
New. York. J. A. Evans (March): Grain aphids ( Rh opal s i phum prunifoliae 
Fitch) were observed for the first time in the college orchard at 
Ithaca on March 29. Last year they did not make their appearance 
until April 26. * ' 
