THE INSECT RECORD FOR 1901 



4' 



c b a 



Fig. II. The Scurfy Scale: a, bark 

 showing scales in position, natural 

 size ; b, male scale, magnified ; c, fe- 

 male scale, magnified. 



this pest, with the report that 

 they had been at work upon 

 an elm tree for at least two 

 seasons. To make sure gf 

 the identification, the speci- 

 mens were sent to Dr. L. O. 

 Howard, entomologist of the 

 United States Department of 

 Agriculture, who said that 

 they were undoubtedly the 

 imported elm leaf-beetle. If 

 this insect can successfully 

 establish itself in the White 

 Mountain region, I can see 

 no reason why it should not 

 become a pest in all parts of 

 the state to the southward. 

 Consequently, I hope that our 

 citizens will promptly notify 



the station of any attack upon elms, that we may determine 

 whether the pest is at work in other regions. From reports 

 of injury to elm leaves in Concord and neighboring towns I 

 should not be surprised to find the pest already at work in 

 central New Hampshire. 



Another insect which our northern latitute has given us 

 some hope of escaping is the notorious San Jose Scale. ^ And 

 as yet I have found no evidence of its presence within our 

 borders. There is imminent danger of its introduction, how- 

 ever, and it seems to me that at least along the southern coast 

 region in the east, and the Connecticut river in the west, it 

 would be likely to flourish if it gained a foothold, while it is 

 by no means safe to assume that it would not develop exten- 

 sively in other parts of the state. It behooves every one, 

 therefore, in buying trees and plants from outside the state, to 

 accept only fumigated stock, certified free from pests. We 

 have no law upon this subject as have otiier states : this makes 

 care on the part of individuals all the more necessary. That 



1 Aspidiotus perniciosus Comstock. 



