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EASTEBN TENT C._ I ELI ... ( Malacosoma a...-rlc:...a Pet.) 
A, I, Bourne (May 21): The eastern tent caterpillar, as the 
season advances and the insect becomes conspicuous, does not 
appear to be quite so abundant as last year thrc mt the 
State as a whole, we again uede some observations on the rate 
of parasitism for the section around the college and from a 
total of 8,030 . -ere examined we fcund a parasitism 
of between 12 and 13 per cent. This is a substantial increase 
over the degree cf parasitise which was observed last year. 
John V. Schaffner, Jr. (May 24): First hatch of tent cater- 
pillars reported at Melrose on April 8. Hatching not reneral 
until about two weeks later. Infestations spotty. Abundant 
in some localities, especially in neglected orchards and on 
wild black cherry. 
W« E» Britton (May 24): Tent caterpillar nests fairly abund- 
ant in some localities and rather scarce in others. Reported 
from New Haven, Less abundant than in an average y 
A, E« Stene (May 23): The season in Rhode Island has been 
cold and backward and insect development has been slow. Tent 
caterpillars hatched 10 days or two weeks a 'o in some parts of 
the State but in other sections near the ocean they are just 
beginning to hatch. In no case have they become aery stive* 
A normal occurrence of the tent caterpillars may be expec: . 
C. R. Crosby and assistants, abstract from n'eekl ' Let r, 
York State College of Agriculture, May 14, c:.j 28, 1928 1 Eastern 
tent caterpillar eggs wei tching the first ana secc 
in May end the larvae are nov jetting back into I 
crotches of the trees. Reports lave been r Lv 1 from ! ;u- 
qua, Ontario, and Genesee Cou I i 
D, ,.'. tlebb (May 18): D ant, but tents 
seemingly numerous Ln this year. 
R. <". Herrvsd (May 29): Injury to plum m. cherry by :'a laco- 
soma amerifcana was reported from Tate Count;/ April 19 and 2 :. 
mj 
J. BtMcColloch (May ll): Defoliation c . It ind s'r 
trees by c Ls r i from Lincoln. 
SI Paleacrita Peck) 
York 
, culture, 
• 14,1928: C. . • ■ (Sidney .J - - : a 
spring canker worm was found on .'. y 7. 
