REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



To the Honorable A. W. Gilman, Commissioner of Agriculture: 

 I take pleasure in presenting my sixth annual report from 

 tlie Bureau of Entomoloo^y for the year nineteen hundred and 

 ten. 



The season as regards insect pests and fungous diseases has 

 been rather unique. Insects that for the past few years have 

 been very serious pests almost disappeared from the list of the 

 coHector, and with the exception of the fall web worm, but 

 very few complaints came to the office regarding insect injury 

 as a whole. The weather conditions during the month of June 

 were very favorable to insect destruction ; while on the other 

 hand they were equally as favorable to the propagation and 

 spread of several of our noted fungous diseases. The di.sease 

 affecting the brown-tail caterpillar, that was disseminated so 

 thoroughly through the southern part of the State two years 

 ago, again showed itself to a very marked degree. The same 

 disease was found attacking many other species of caterpillars, 

 the gypsy excepted. This last species seems to be immune 

 from the attack of our native parasites and fungous diseases. 

 Many pupae of the different species of moths perished dur- 

 ing the cold wet weather ; at the same time the same conditions 

 were very injurious to the fruit blossoms of our orchards and 

 the small fruits as well, and as a result there was a shortage all 

 along the line. Strawberries were scarce and raspberries were 

 hardly seen in the market. Those who were fortunate in hav- 

 ing a fair crop were well repaid in the extra price received. 

 No insects were reported attacking the strawberry plant except 

 the flea beetle and the "June-bug." These did considerable 

 damage in a few localities. More reports than usual came in 

 regarding the raspberry cane borer, in fact it was more abundant 

 this year than for many years. Investigations were made and 

 in some sections almost every cane was found to be infested. 



