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E. 0. Essig (April 21): The forest tent caterpillar -as 
found on apple trees in many localities in Marin and Sonoma 
Counties between April 1 and 15. 
WESTERN TENT CATERPILLAR ( Mai aco soma pluvialis Dyar) 
Wm. W. Baker (April 13): Very numerous on fruit trees 
at Puget; very few at Puyallup. Apparently some disease or 
parasite decimated the numbers of this species last year so 
that very few eggs were laid on the alder, which is their 
preferred host. 
A TENT CATERPILLAR ( Mai aco soma sp.) 
D. C. Mote (April 21): 3. S. Thompson reports tent 
caterpillars as very numerous. 
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CASS BEARERS ( Coleophora spp. ) 
V/eekly News Letter, N. Y. State Coll. Agr. (April): 
These insects were observed during the third week in April 
in the Hudson River Valley and the Lake region. Both 
species were observed during the first week in the month 
in Niagara County. 
SPRING CANKER WORM ( Peleacrita vernata Peck) 
J. A. Munro (April 25): On a recent trip to Mandan and 
Bismarck, April 22 and 23, I found a few female moths of the 
spring canker worm. I did not, however, find egg bands on 
the twigs. 
L. Baseman and P. H. Johnson (April 22): The spring canker 
worm is one-half grown and has done serious damage to a few 
young apple trees. 
EYE-SPOTTED BUDMOTH ( Soilonota ocellana Schiff.) 
./eekly News Letter, N. Y. State Coll. Agr. (April): 
Luring the first week in the month budmoth larvae were found 
in Niagara County and during the third week they were ob- 
served in the southern Hudson River Valley. 
D. C. Mote (.april 21): This insect is Deing found in 
several localities. 
APPLE TWIG- MINER ( Marmara elotella Busck) 
A. E. Stene (April 8): Specimens of apple tvigs having 
something the matter with the bark have been received. No 
insect has been found connected with the damage but it looks 
