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TENT CATERPILLAR (M alacosoma aTrericana Fib.) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (March 24): The apple tent caterpillar, which for 
the last two or three year? has been on the increase, gradually 
approaching the top cf its characteristic wave of abundance, is 
apparently, from all indications we can find at present, still 
on the increase. This is particularly true even in the western 
part of the State where its returning abundance was first noted, 
so that we can not apparently expect any great decrease in its 
numbers this season. Naturally we would expect the first signs 
of returning to a minimum abundance to be from that section of 
tne State. Here in Amherst, early spring indications .gathered 
from the egg masses are for a greater abundance of this species 
than last year. Mr. Fiske, of Lunenburg, in northern Worcester 
County, would estimate, from his personal ocservation? , about 30 
per cent more egg sracses on his place than he found last year. 
The same is reported by Mr. Calkins, another prominent grower of 
the same general region. The egg masses are found in consider- 
able numbers, even in well sprayed orchards, where of course they 
will not oe allowed to increase to numbers enough -to cause any 
serious injury once the season opens and the regular foray program 
is Degun to Oe put in practice, but this increased abundance over 
last year in these well- cared -for orchards is a very good indica- 
tion of tne general upward trend of the pest. 
Connecticut W. E. Brit ton (March 24): Egg clusters of Malacosoma americana 
Fab. were found on apple and 15r ilcl cherry twigs everywhere through- 
out the State. They were more abundant than in an average year. 
F*LL WEB1705M ( hvoae atria cure a Drury) 
New York E. P. Felt and M. D. Leonard (December 6, 1923): Several infesta- 
tions at Chazy end Chateaugay were evidenced by old nests which 
occurred on neglected apple trees. 
SPRING CANKERT'ORH fPaleacrita vernata Peck) 
Missouri L. Easeman (March 12): Male moths have been fairly abundant 
coming to lights since March 5 at Columbia. This probably in- 
dicates that we may expect sore cankerworm trouble + his spring. 
FALL CANKERWORM ( Alsoshila pometaria Karr.) 
Connecticut W. E. Britten (March 24): Males of Alsophila poret aria were 
exceedingly aoundant around trees on warm days cf November and 
December. They were mere abundant than in. an average year, 
Leslie Rogers (Ncveaoer 14, 19 23): At Nev, Haven, s;reat numbers 
of these insects were flying about a. grove of oak trees on a 
hillside. The a-ourd. -a:ce was almost double that in an average 
year . 
