12 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 189. 



Territory examined in New Hampshire. 



The entire southeastern section of New Hampshire, in addition to 

 the summer hotel districts, was examined for evidences of the European 

 corn borer by Mr. F. H. Gates of the Bureau of Entomology. 



Particular attention was given the following localities, viz.: Portsmouth 

 and surroundings, including New Castle; Greenland, Rye and Rye Beach; 

 Hampton and Hampton Beach; Dover and vicinity; Rochester and 

 vicinity; Farmington and vicinity; Concord and vicinity; Hookset; 

 Manchester and vicinity, including Goffs Falls and Amoskeag; Derry 

 and Londonderry; Nashua and vicinity; Pelham; Windham; Epping; 

 and Thornton. 



No evidences of the insect were found anywhere in New Hampshire. 



Mr. W. A. Osgood, assistant to the deputy commissioner of agriculture 

 of the State of New Hampshire, reports that, during October, 1918, he 

 made a survey of the towns in the State bordering on Massachusetts, 

 but did not find any indication of the European corn borer. Mr. Osgood 

 had previously visited the infested fields near Boston, and had become 

 famiUar with the appearance of the pest. 



Territory examined in Maine. 



The following locaUties were examined in the State of Maine by Mr. 

 R. H. Van Zwaluwenburg of the Bureau of Entomology for the possible 

 presence of the European corn borer: Portland, — city and suburbs, 

 including South Portland, Deering, Woodfords, Falmouth Foreside, 

 Peak's Island and Great Diamond Island; Kennebunkport and Kenne- 

 bunk Beach; Kittery; Wells Beach and village; Yarmouth; South 

 Poland Springs and eastward to Danville Junction; Bath, — city and 

 suburbs, including Woolwich; Rockland, — town and suburbs; Camden 

 and Crescent Beach; Bar Harbor, — town and vicinity south to New- 

 port Mountain and north to within a mile of Hull's Cove; Bangor, — 

 city and suburbs, north to Mount Hope, south to Hampden Highlands 

 and on east bank of the river south through Brewer to North Orrington; 

 Augusta, — town and suburbs within a radius of 2 miles north and 

 west, on east bank of river north to Riverside, east to Togus and south 

 to opposite Hallo well; Hallowell; Gardiner; Lewiston, — city and 

 suburbs; Auburn; Minot; and Mechanic Falls. 



No evidences of the pest were found in the State of Maine. 



During the progress of this survey Mr. Van Zwaluwenburg learned 

 that considerable quantities of early sweet corn, originating in Massa- 

 chusetts, had been shipped into Kennebunkport, Me., during the past 

 few seasons. One retailer stated that he had recently received sweet 

 corn, grown near Boston, that was infested with worms of some kind. 

 The merchant had sold this shipment along with his other corn, however, 

 and could give no testimony as to its ultimate disposal. A very careful 



