to Project 4; namely, Golden Nematode and Cereal leaf beetle. 



Under the Golden Nematode program, soil samples are taken in 

 fields where potatoes are grown and then analyzed for the presence 

 of the Golden Nematode cysts. This program was started late in 

 the fall of 1971 and completed in the spring of 1972. A total 

 of 52 samples were taken from 260 acres and tested at a laboratory 

 set up at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. All samples 

 proved to be negative. It should be noted that the Golden Nematode 

 of Potato is a pest not known to occur in this state and we would 

 like to keep it that way. 



Our Supervising Nursery Inspector spent a great deal of time 

 on the Cereal leaf beetle program during the period of May l6th. 

 to June 20th. of 1972. 



Under the Cereal leaf beetle program, sweeps with insect nets 

 were made at certain locations to determine if the adults of this 

 pest of grasses and grains was present. A total of 568 acres located 

 in 23 to\'ms of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties 

 was surveyed with negative results. 



It is expected that both of these programs will continue in 

 Massachusetts in the near future as the possibility of these insects 

 and nematodes coming into this state increases each year. 

 FIELD SURVEYS AND CONTROL V/ORK 



Field surveys are one of the best methods of determining the 

 status of insect or plant disease outbreaks in the Commonwealth. 

 By actually going into the field we can tell within a short period 

 of time if the pest is present, to what degree, and then determine 



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