EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT. 565 



Miss Augusta E. Meske yet continues her service in the Depart- 

 ment and adds materially to the prompt attention that it is desired 

 shall be accorded to all correspondents. 



ENTOMOLOGY IN THE CROP BULLETIN. 



The Crop Bulletin for 1904 was not so rich in insect notes as 

 usual, possibly because insects did not attract so much general 

 attention, and perhaps because no one insect was abnormally 

 abundant. 



Sail Jose Scale. The first records were in the Bulletin for April 

 19th and referred to the San Jose Scale. This was very prevalent 

 at Pittstown, Hunterdon county, where considerable spraying 

 was being done. At Hightstown, in Mercer county, it was also 

 recorded that spraying was in progress ; the material being lime, 

 sulphur and salt. At Flemington in Hunterdon county, spraying 

 was being done and a variety of mixtures was employed. April 

 26th, the scale was causing no little anxiety at Newark, fn Essex 

 county. At Park Ridge in Bergen county, the prospect for all 

 fruit, except peaches, was favorable where the trees had been 

 sprayed to check the San Jose Scale. Tliousand? of trees are said 

 to be affected. At Paterson, Passaic county, the scale was said to 

 be very prevalent and some pear and peach trees had been killed. 

 May 2nd, Paterson, Passaic county, reports that spraying for the 

 scale still continued. May 24th, the San Jose Scale was reported 

 as destructive in Sussex, Sussex county At Park Ridge, in Ber- 

 gen county, many trees were said to be dead from a combination 

 of scale and severe winter. At Kingston, in Somerset county, 

 Japan plum trees were severely injured by the scale. May 31st, 

 Sussex, in Sussex county, again reports the scale as destructive to 

 pear trees. At Mount Holly in Burlington county, the scale was 

 destructive where no spraying had been done. August 22nd, 

 Canton, in Salem county, reports that the scale louse is increasing 

 on fruit trees and that no spraying was done. August 30th, 

 Moorestown, in Burlington county, states that the San Jose Scale 

 is spreading ; and that ends the record of this insect for the season. 

 It is in some respects the longest that has appeared in the Crop 

 Bulletin. 



Tent Caterpillars. These were first reported May loth, from 

 Baptisttown in Hunterdon county, as numerous on apple trees. 

 From Pittstown in the same county they were reported as gen- 

 erally numerous. May 31st, Baptisttown again reports the insects 

 as still numerous. June 28th, Moorestown in Burlington county. 



