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central part of the State. 
K. W. Edwards and 33. B. Mitchell (June 10 and 22): Defoliation 
of several acres of maple and "birch around Duxbury and Stowc, north- 
western Vermont, is reported. One hundred acres of woodland, naple 
and poplar, is 75 percent defoliated near Jericho, in the same 
general area. 
E. L. Keniston (June IS): Heavy defoliation of naple, cln, and 
oak, mostly in naple orchards, is reported from Manchester and Dorset, 
southwestern Vemont. 
H. N. Bean (June 23): Heavy defoliation of naple reported fron 
southeastern Vermont at Chester, Cavendish, Springfield, and Baltimore. 
Massachusetts. A. L. Bourne (June 2h) : The tent caterpillars have stopped 
feeding and throughout the State have shown a narked decline fron 
their abundance a year ago. This is the first time for several seasons 
that there has "been any appreciable decline in their numbers. 
Connecticut. R. B. Friend (Juno 17): Sugar maples for a distance of about 
2.5 niles along the highway near Litchfield and extending sone distance 
back into the woodland are defoliated, nany of thon conpletcly. The 
larvae are about full grown. P. Wallace reports that there are approxi- 
netely 300 acres in Coshen and 100 acres in the northern part of Corn- 
wall wherein the maple trees arc fron 50 to 95 percent defoliated. 
These three areas are not contiguous but are all in Litchfield County, 
northwestern Connecticut. 
Pennsylvania. R. L. Hardy (June k) : A large area of naple, ash, and 
cherry is 75 percent defoliated in Oregon Township, southeastern 
Pennsylvania. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (June 22): Reported fron Harrisville and Spruce in 
the northern part of the Lower Peninsula. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (June 21): Abundant and causing defoliation 
of sheltcrbelts in the vicinity of Casselton, in Cass County, south- 
eastern North Dakota. 
Washington. M. H. Hatch (May 28) : Willow trees south of Renton in the 
west-contral part of the State are being stripped by this insect. 
W. W. Baker (June): Malacosona sp. is reported as extremely 
abundant on fruit trees and shrubs during June, particularly in the 
northern part of Vashon Island, just south of Seattle. 
FALL WEBWORMS ( Hyphantria spp.) 
Connecticut. E. P. Felt (June 21): The fall webworn (H. tcxtor Harr.) 
is becoming abundant in the Stanford area, in the southwestern part 
of the State. 
