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M» D, Leonard: On June 2 Mr* Horsey sent specimens to this 
office with a statement that the "beetles were very abundant 
and doing some damage to the leaves of elm trees in Highland 
Park "by eating holes in them. The insect was determined 
"by Dr. Schwarz, who states that this snout-beetle had not 
been found before in this country* It is recorded from England 
as feeding upon apple buds, and it is thought that there is 
some likfeihood of its developing into a pest should it become 
established in this country, 
FALL WEBIORM ( Hyphantria cunea Drury) 
Indiana B» A, Porter (June 21): An outbreak of this species seems 
aboutt to occur in the rgion about Vincennes, Many nests are 
already in evidence. 
Kansas Geo, A. Dean (June 22 and 25): Infestation occurs at Edwardsville 
and Manhattan on elm and box elder. The webworras are more 
abundant than in an average year. Prom May 1 to ll6 it was 
rainy and coil £nd from May l6 to 25 hot and getting dry, 
FOREST TENT-CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoma d±e stria Huebn, ) 
Massachusetts A* F„ Burgess (June 30): Several reports indicate that this 
insect is common over most of New England, No serious defoliation 
is reported, however, 
Idaho J, c» Evenden (June 26)2 Throughout the northern part of the 
State the wild cherry is being defoliated by this insect. The 
attack in many places spreads to other native shrubs, but the 
favored host plant is apparently the wild cherry, 
Oregon A« L, Lovett (June 22): This has been the s eason for an 
unusual outbreak of tent-caterpillars, Here in Oregon they 
seem to come in rather definite seven-year cycles. In 1915 
they were very bad, but were practically cleaned out entirely 
by a Tachinid parasite in 19l6, Last year they were serious 
and this year the climax of the infestation is here, and again 
we find somewhere in the neighborhood of 90 to 95 P^r cent 
parasitism by this Tachinid fly, I note that the eastern tent- 
caterpillar likewise is unusually prevalent this year, Another 
interesting thing to me in connection with these caterpillar 
outbreaks is the practically absolute absence of hymenopterous 
parasites, 
BAG-WORM ( Thyridopteryx epehemeraeformis Haw,) 
Georgia 0. I, Snapp (July 20) J Bagworms are unusually abundant in this 
section this year, attacking principally arborvitae and other 
evergreens. Some arborvitae have been completely defoliated. 
Arsenical spraying had to be resorted to. 
