Numerous reports of the abundance of the white-marked tussock-moth in Iowa have been received this fall (1916) at the Agricultural Experiment Station at Ames. The insect seems to be common generally in the state, since reports have come in from so many widely separated communities, including Dubuque, Marshalltown, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Red Oak, and elsewhere. While this is not a new insect in Iowa, it seldom causes such widespread notice
