Forty-three chemical and seven black-litht trapi* wer<^ used to 

 % trap «i77 aited in eleven counties. Traps were ^et alocf r,$iin hip;hv/ays, 

 especially in the vicinity of roadside rest areas, near selected 

 railroad siding^,, airports and recreation areas, on the grounds of 

 certain commercial companies that have home offic€-K within the ''urcpfan 

 Chafer area in Nev; York, 



Four Plant Pest Control Inspectors and one otato Collaborator worked 

 on this program. In addition, on* L/ A employee was engaged on a full- 

 tine basis on the prOj-^ram from the Nortnanpton office, 



A total of 39 black-lirht traps and -<i3f? chemical traps were set 

 out, ■nd two of thtse were lost. Piftoen cjllecttons totalinf 1^9 

 suspect specimens were submitted to the primory identifier, all /.ere 

 found to be netr&tive. 



As this insect is nov< found In New York and Connecticut, iurvf^y 

 "work will continue to be an important pnrt of our work. 



There were several other surveys in which this division either 

 cooperated on or kf.pt track of. Three such surveyL- conducted by the 

 U,b,D.A. in Massachu:-etts included a Cereal Ic^af Beetlt survey, Golden 

 Nematode survey, and n trapping prorrani for the fruit fly, 



r^hile the above insects arc at the moment of -^inor importance 

 to us now, we must keep abreast of oil such surveys big and small if 

 we are to prevent these pests from becoming established. 

 PUBLIC REIATIOV^ AC'i.IVITI:6 



This division receives numerous requests for information of vorious 

 sorts throufhout the year. This information is received in different 

 forms with a complete breakdown as follows; number of inquiries by 

 telephone 393, in person in the office Jd, by letter 1,735, leaflets 

 on agricultural iubjtcts <^6l, and nursery list sent out l<i5. 



