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EASTERN TENT CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoma americana E. ) 
North Carolina. W. A. Thomas (March 9)' This insect was observed at Chad- 
bourn, where it was just beginning to web in wild cherry leaves just 
coming out. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (March 2o): Several egg masses of the apple tree tent 
caterpillar have been received from Hodgenville and vicinity. Those 
received today were hatching. 
Arkansas. W. J. Baerg (March 20): Hatching of eggs in northwestern Arkansas 
was well under way on March 18 and probably began on March 17, or earlier, 
Texas. R. K. Elet.cher (March 17) ! Worms nearly grown on plum trees in east- 
central Texas. 
FLATHEAEED APPLE TREE BORER ( Chrysobothris fe mo rat a Oliv. ) 
Missouri. L. Haseman(March 2U): This nest was again very abundant last year 
and recent observations indicate that it is surviving the winter in large 
numbers and in healthy condition. On exposed limbs and tree trunks, how- 
ever, hairy and downy woodpeckers have been very active in feeding on 
the borers. 
ROUNDHEABEB APPLE TREE BORER ( Saperda Candida F. ) 
Missouri. L. Kaseman (March 2U): Over the State generally the carry-over of 
this borer has been less heavy than for the two or three preceding 
seasons, but some orchard men report rather alarming infestations. 
SAN JOSE SCALE ( Aspidiotu s perniciosus Comst. ) 
Virginia. TT. S. Rough (March 18): Examination of scales in one orchard in 
northern Virginia, where the infestation is moderately severe, showed 
that about 60 percent of the individuals were alive, which is somewhat 
in excess of the usual proportion cf live individuals expected at this 
time of the year. This insect, although present in many orchards, is 
not as abundant as it was a few years ago, and careful searching is 
required to locate sufficient numbers to make a count in neglected 
orchards. 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (March ll): San Jose scale observed at Royal Oak. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (March 22): There has been no mortality of the San 
Jose scale at Fort Valley from low temperatures during the winter, and 
the unusually mild winter aermitted uninterrupted reproduction, especi- 
ally in unsprayed orchards. The infestation is now greater than that 
of an average year, as the percentage of live scale was unusually high 
at the beginning of the winter. Of 13,200 scales counted under a bi- 
nocular microscope in November, 95*5 percent were- alive. The percent- 
age of live scale in the same orchard in January was 9^*9 percent. 
