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J« V. Schaffner, Jr. (June 24): On June 6 a severe infestation was 
noted in woodlands near Port Henry. Many trees, especially oak, linden, 
and ash, were defoliated. 
Pennsylvania. a. B. Champlain (June 17): First adults noted feeding June 15, 
in Dauphin County. Some larvae in field not yet pupated. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (June 19): The forest tent caterpillar is causing con- 
siderable alarm in the raspberry sections of Cheboygan County f It is ex- 
tremely abundant in three townships in the southwestern part of the county, 
where it is defoliating wood lots and red raspberry plantings. 
"Minnesota. A« G. Ruggles (June 21): A very extensive scourge of these cater- 
pillars is stripping poplars and willows in northeastern part of the State. 
CANKER WORM (Geometridae) 
Connecticut. P. Garman (June 24): Unsprayed orchards in New Haven and Fair- 
field Counties are completely stripped of leaves in many places by Alsophila 
pometaria Harr. 
M. P. Zappe (June ); Canker worms, chiefly A. pometaria are quite 
abundant throughout the State, many trees being defoliated in some sections. 
Northern counties are not as heavily infested as southern. 
Massachusetts. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (June 24): Canker worms A. pometaria 
were abundant in many localities through the eastern part of the State, 
principally on shade trees but in some places on apple. Serious defolia- 
tion wgs reported from Newton, Ipswich, lopsfield, and Waltham. Heavy 
feeding was also, reported from many other towns. 
Pennsylvania. T. L. Guyton (June 17): A. pometaria is defoliating apple and 
elm in Lawrence County, 
Ohio* T. H. Parks (June 10): Both the fall cankerworm (A. pometaria ) and 
the spring cankerworm ( Paleacrita vernata Peck) have been causing much de- 
foliation of elm trees in many northwestern counties. Many beautiful elms 
are almost stripped of leaves by the hordes of worms. Unsprayed orchards 
are also being attacked. The infestation extends over the entire north- 
western quarter of the State. Sprayed orchards are not being injured. 
E. W. Mendenhall (June 12): Spring cankerworms are very injurious in 
neglected farm orchards in Clark County. Some of the trees are entirely 
defoliated. 
Wisconsin. E. L. Chambers (June 20): Many neglected farm orchards between 
Waupun and Green Bay were defoliated by cankerworms. 
SATIN MOTH ( Stilpnotia salicis L.) 
Oregon. C. A. Cole (June): S. salicis is stripping silver and lombardy pop- 
lars of leaves in Clackamas, Marion, Polk, and Yamhill Counties, 
