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and a large number of shade and forest trees. In the fall of 

 1908 thousands of these caterpillars were killed by a fungous 

 disease and their dead bodies could be found on the bark of 

 trees or on fences and stone walls throughout the State. 



Young pear trees were injured at Wallingford by the Xew 

 York Weevil (Ithyccrus noveboracensis Forst), which in the 

 adult state ate the new growth of the trees in May, causing it 

 to break off. A thorough spraying with lead arsenate seemed 

 to check the trouble. 



Home-made soluble oils have been well tested in Connec- 

 ticut during the past season as a remedy for San Jose Scale, 

 and though they have been found fairly satisfactory, our ex- 

 perience prompts us to recommend that in most cases the av- 

 erage orchardist had better purchase a ready-made article than 

 attempt to make it himself. 



Several growers are still relying upon the lime-sulphur 

 mixtures. There are several ready-mixed entirely soluble 

 lime-sulphur preparations now on the market which sell for 

 a reasonable price. 'Some of these have given good results, 

 but should be further tested before being generally recom- 

 mended. 



The San Jose Scale has not multiplied quite as rapidly 

 as usual in Connecticut during the past two seasons on account 

 of being checked by severe freezing, which killed a large per- 

 centage of the over-wintering females. Nevertheless, late in 

 the season the pest had accumulated sufficiently to leave no 

 doubt as to its destructive character and its ability to increase 

 under ordinary conditions. The pest must be controlled by 

 artificial measures, though we do not dread it as we did a 

 few years ago. 



Good progress has been made in controlling the Gypsy 

 Moth at Stonington. Fewer caterpillars were found in 1908 

 than during the previous year, though more trees were banded. 

 The area infested has been diminished, and though a careful 

 searcli has just been made, only six egg-masses were found. 



The Brown-tail ]\Ioth has not yet been found in the State, 

 though it is expected at any time. Large numbers of winter 

 nests containing living caterpillars have recently been found on 



