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Massachusetts 
Massachusetts 
Missouri 
New York 
New York 
Missouri 
Indiana 
Missouri 
Massachusetts 
APPLE AND THCEJT SKElSTONIZSEt ( Heterophil a isriana Clercfc) 
A, Io Bourne (September 22): This generation of the apple and 
thorn skeletoniser larvae, which are maturing about this time, 
is unusually large. It has "by en. our experience heretofore; in 
this St?. to that our rorst trouble has come from the larvae 
of the brood which matures about the last of July or early 
August and we have had veffy little trouble with the generation 
ritiichis maturing at this season. 
BID MOTE (T metoccra oce liana D. & S.) 
W„ D, Whitcomb (September 22) : Typical summer injury observed 
. in several orchards at Littleton* 
EASTERN TEHT CATERPILLAR (Malacoroma americana Fab.) 
L„ Baseman (September 22): This pest has appeared in greater 
abundance, in Missouri, particularly in southwestern Missouri, 
then re have ever known it before. 
PALL WEBTKEM f Hyphantria cunea Drury) 
U* Do Mills (August 15) j Infestations on apple and pear are 
more commonly found this season than last im Wayne County. It is 
not a serious pest, however, 
RED-HUMPED CATERPILLAR ( Schisura concinna S, &. A.)" 
A,. D, Long (August 1): Slight infestations of apple and pear 
have been noted on several occasions in Orange County. 
L, Hasemau (September 22): Throughout central Missouri a general 
though not unusually severe epidemic has occurred. 
iTSLLCW-KECESD CATERPILLAR (3a tana ministr a Drury) 
J-„ J u Davis September 2'l): The yellow-necked apple caterpillar 
id responsible far defoliating apple trees in several sections 
of central Indiana,, 
L<, Haseman (September 22): This has accompanied the red-humped 
apple worm. 
APPLE HA5G0T ( jfoagaleti'g ro monena Walsh) 
A* I. Bourne (September 22): I find that very generally over 
the State the apple maggot, or railroad worm P is unusually 
abundant,. It is Particularly bad on Wealthies, the apples of this 
variety being infested to an -unusual degree, at least for 
Massachusetts* There has also been some injury found on the 
early pickings of Mcintosh, 
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