. Conservation. Forests and forestry. COMMUNICATIONS THE FALL WEB^WORM Editor Conservation : We have heard much concerning- the g-ipsy moth and brown-tail moth of the East, but this pest, the "fall web-worm," shown in the ac- companying photograph, is so familiar to our gaze that we see no more harm in them than in the English sparrow. In many parts of New York State, the the country. The average tree will die after five consecutive years of defolia- tion. Alarmed at their increase, and at the lack of attention to their ravages, the writer has made the pest a special study during thi
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. COMMUNICATIONS THE FALL WEB^WORM Editor Conservation : We have heard much concerning- the g-ipsy moth and brown-tail moth of the East, but this pest, the "fall web-worm," shown in the ac- companying photograph, is so familiar to our gaze that we see no more harm in them than in the English sparrow. In many parts of New York State, the the country. The average tree will die after five consecutive years of defolia- tion. Alarmed at their increase, and at the lack of attention to their ravages, the writer has made the pest a special study during this last season. They follow in the wake of the Eng- lish sparrow, and are most numerous where there are the least trees. On. NESTS OF THE upper portion of Pennsylvania, and all the upper half of Ohio the trees are covered with them. They are seen on the rose bushes and shrubs of almost every lawn and dooryard. The ceme- teries have them, and the woodlands are becoming devastated by them. In five years they have increased a thou- sand to one; increasing by geometrical progression—in fifteen years—there cannot be a living tree in the regions named nor in many other portions of 620 the way to Alabama, in August, the writer found that they disappeared just above Dayton, Ohio, and there were but few through Kentucky and Ten- nessee ; but the writer met a gentleman in Huntsville, Ala., who said they were quite numerous down the eastern coast line, clear to Florida. The reason why people are not more concerned over the ravages of this caterpillar is presumably, that it is con- sidered a local pest; but it will soon be. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Forestry Association. Washington, D. C. : American Forestry Association
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