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New Jersey. T. L. G-uyton (April 20): Eastern tent caterpillar is 
numerous on apple and wild cherry at Bound Brook; also noted on apple 
at Lebanon. • 
H. W. Allen (April 20): Eastern tent caterpillar not nearly 
so abundant in Burlington County as during 1935* A moderate number 
of tents are in evidence, but many clumps of black cherry have none. 
Less abundant on other hos'-t plants. 
M. Kostal (April $')• On April 5 newly hatched larvae were 
noticed on apple trees at Morganville. • Judging from the numbers of 
egg masses, the insect will again be present in large numbers. - 
Pennsylvania. R. M. Baker (April 21): Tents of the eastern tent caterpillar 
are about a week old. The larvae are feed.ing on unfolding apple leaves 
at Harrisburg, resiilting in medium damage. Eggs began hatching at 
Berwick on April 9* They are very abundant. 
H. E. Hodgkiss (April 23): The eastern tent caterpillar was 
f orming >webs in Adams County on April 1. In i.Iifflin County on April 13 
eggs started hatching and U days later hatching was general in the 
county, which is close to the center of the State. The infestation 
appears to be general, as it was in 1935* 
A. 3. Champlain (April 19): Observed in Dauphin County on 
seedling apple, leaf buds first unfolding. The caterpillars are just 
hatching, and their nests are very small. Some larvae are clustered 
on opening leaf buds. 
South Carolina. P. Sherman (April 20): Tent caterpillar is common -on wild 
cherry. Larvae are now an inch long. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (April 17): Recently hatched larvae were observed 
on wild cherry trees on March 1>\ at Fort Valley. The infestation is 
only moderate being considerably lighter than last year. Practically 
full-grown larvae were observed on April 17 . 
T. L. Bissell (April 8): One colony of small tent caterpillar 
larvae, apparently M. americana , observed on wild cherry at Experiment 
today. (April 23): A few full-grown caterpillars have been taken on 
wild plum bushes since April IS. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (April 2U): Specimens of M. americana 
were collected at Jackson on March 31 • Slight infestations on plum 
and peach were noted at Kosciusko, McAdams, and Durant. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (April 21) : Tent caterpillars have been active 
in trees during the latter part of March and early April. 
