REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1 95 



Not Known North of Albany. 



It is reported as not yet having appeared at Menands, three miles to 

 the northward of Albany, nor have I learned of its presence in Troy, 

 Schenectady and other neighboring northern localities, in reply to 

 inquiries made, accompanied by information and illustration that should 

 ensure its detection if it occurred. It is proposed to follow up hereafter, 

 by personal observation, the progress of this insect along the Hudson 

 river valley, until it shall reach Fort Edward, beyond which we do not 

 expect it to extend. 



Only a Small Portion of Albany Infested. 

 It may be stated here that the insect thus far has not spread injuri- 

 ously over the western part of Albany ; in fact, it is virtually limited to 

 the southeastern corner. At the time that myriads of the beetles were 

 descending the elms in Hawk street, not a single example could be found 

 in Washington park, three-fourths of a mile west of the Capitol park, nor 

 leaves showing larval feeding, on any of its at least half-dozen species of 

 elms. As narrowing the infested area still more closely — on Washing- 

 ton avenue, within three blocks of the capitol, and about three-eighths of 

 a mile from the stripped Hawk street trees, are several English elms 

 which are so absolutely free from attack that, for this reason, it was ques- 

 tioned if they could possibly be some other species, until they were iden- 

 tified as the U. campestris by the State Botanist. 



Recommendations for Controlling the Insect. 



While it is undoubtedly true that the best remedy for this pest is spray- 

 ing with an arsenical mixture so as to furnish the larvae of the first brood 

 with a poisoned diet upon their hatching from the eggs, yet experience 

 has shown that this remedy is not the one to be relied upon, or urged, 

 for the protection of the shade trees that line the streets of our cities. 

 The labor and expense attendant upon it will certainly prevent its ever 

 being generally accepted, or even an approach to such an acceptance. 

 It is, however, the remedy to be depended upon for the preservation of 

 the elms of our city parks and extended private ground^, where the 

 needed appropriation or the necessary outlay may be made for the pur- 

 pose. Improved apparatus can readily be commanded, by the aid of 

 which the largest elm can be effectively sprayed at a moderate cost. 



The lessee or owner of a city residence will not be at the expense of 

 purchasing a powerful force-pump and sufficient hose — fifty feet or more 



