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FOREST AND SHADE -TREE INSECTS 
GENERAL FEEDERS 
WHITff-MARKKD TUSSOCK MOTH (Hemerocampa leucostigma S. & A.) 
Now York C. R. Crosby and assistants. "This insect is reported as occur- 
ring in very small numbers in Nassau, Albany, Genesee, and Chau- 
tauqua Counties during late July." 
Illinois W. P. Flint (August 18). "All the larger cities and towns in the 
northern end of the State have had some damage to shade trees 
by this pest, which is more numerous than last year." 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (August 15). "The white-marked tussock moth continued 
more than normally abundant on shade trees." 
FALL WEBWORM ( Hyphantria cunea Drury) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (August 18). "This insect is unusually abundant 
this year in Hampshire County." 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Indiana 
Maryland 
Nebraska 
Wisconsin 
Mississippi 
Mew York 
W. E. Britton (August 20). "Mr. I. W. Davis reports this insect 
as being quite numerous at Daniels on. It is abundant everywhere 
throughout the State." 
C. 0. Houghton (July 27). "This insect is more numerous than 
last year. Webs are now very common on quite a variety of 
trees and shrubs." 
J. J. Davis (August 16). "Webworms on timber and shade trees are 
everywhere abundant and especially in the southern part of the 
State where the conspicuous webs are a common sight." 
J. A. Hyslop (August 30). "This insect is much more common than 
last year in eastern Montgomery County." 
M. H. Swenk (August 15). "The fall webworm has been disfiguring 
shade trees over the eastern half of Nebraska during the month." 
17. A. Reich (August l). "Severe local damage in Lincoln County 
on apples." 
R. W. Harn v (August 29). "The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea , is 
more numerous throughout Mississippi at present than for several 
years. Many small persimmon trees are completely defoliated. 
Sweet gum, hickory, pecan, and other trees are also being attacked." 
BAGWORM (Thyridopteryx ephemerae formis Haw.) 
E. P. Felt (August 12). "I have received a report from Mr. John 
Dunbar that there was a bad outbreak of this insect near Rochester 
about a month ago." 
Pennsylvania E. P. Felt (August 12). "Mr. Edward Costich reports that this' 
insect was very destructive in Philadelphia this year." 
