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Cndiana 
FOREST AND SHADE -TREE INSECTS 
GENERAL FEEDERS 
PERIODICAL CICADA (Tj.bicina sept endecitn L .) 
Brood XIII. 
W. E. Rumsey (June). "The periodical cicada was reported from the 
following places in West Virginia: Lincoln County (Bernie, Bulger, 
Minerva, Myra, Priestley, Sand Creek, Sheridan), Logan County (Pecks 
Kills), Mason County (Grimes Landing), Monongalia County (Morgantown) , 
Putnam County (Bee, Midway, Scott, Depot, Scary, and Waldo)." 
J.J. Davis. "The periodical cicada has appeared in the following 
places in the northwestern corner of Indiana: Hammond, Cedar Lake, 
Lowell, between Westville and Morris, and Wanatah. Considerable 
damage has been done to forest and orchard trees. Apple and other 
fruit trees suffered most. All of the reports so far have come 
from the three lake counties ." 
(Bureau's Correspondence). "During late June correspondence indicated 
the presence of the periodical cicada at Joliet and Roselle." 
(Bureau's Correspondence June 15). These insects have been reported 
very numerous in the timber about Dyers ville. 
(Waterford Post, June). "One day last week, according to a report, 
the sky over Lake Geneva was clouded with these insects and the woods 
are resounding with their wailings ." 
S. B. Fracker (June 26). "This insect is common throughout the 
southern part of the State north to Sauk County. Definite records 
have come in from Grant, Walworth, and Sauk Counties." 
Brood XXI 
Jeff Chaff in (July 29). "Reports from inspectors and county agents 
indicate that the XXI brood of the periodical cicada is present all 
over North and West Florida at the present time. I have received 
specimens from as far west as Bay County, Panama City, and collected 
a few specimens here at Gainesville yesterday. The brood seems less 
numerous than usual and just appeared within the last ten days or 
two weeks ." 
FALL WBBWORM ( Hyphantria cunea Drury) 
Massachusetts H. T. Fernald (July 14). "First tents of the fall webworm were seen 
at Amherst today. These contain larvae from 3 to 4 days old." 
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Fred D. Butcher (July 20) . "Webworms were very common on boxelder 
and ash trees in Cass and Montgomery Counties." 
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