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station, Mr. R. H. Pettit, with the assistance of Professor Taft, and 

 shows scattering infestation thruout the southern third of the 8tate, 

 the points farthest north in the interior awa}" from the influence of 

 Lake Michigan being at Ithaca and Otter Lake, which are both rather 

 beyond the anticipated range of the scale insect. It is not shown, 

 however, that the extreme points in the range are points of permanent 

 infestation. 



MINNESOTA. 



The San Jose scale has not been reported from Minnesota. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



Mississippi apparently became infested with the San Jose scale at 

 the same time (1891) and from the same material which carried this 

 pest to Louisiana. Mr. Glenn W. Herrick, professor of biology, 

 Agricultural College, Miss., now reports the scale from 16 localities in 

 15 counties. It is probable, however, that in portions of Mississippi 

 and Louisiana the San Jose scale will not become nearly as serious a 

 pest as in northern localities, on account of the action of fungous 

 diseases. 



MISSOURI. 



The occurrence of the San Jose scale in 16 localities, as reported by 

 Professor Stedman, is noted in Bulletin 12. Mr. Stedman now states 

 that the San Jose scale has practicalh^ overrun the whole of St. Louis 

 Count}^, and that there is a bad case of infestation south of Independ- 

 ence, another just west of Cape Girardeau, and one near Charleston* 



MONTANA. 



The San Jose scale has never been reported from Montana. Mr. 

 E,. A. Cooley, the State entomologist, reports that during his seven 

 years in Montana he has been in touch with all parts of the State, and 

 feels sure that if the San Jose scale occurred there he would have 

 known of it. A few reported cases investigated have turned out to 

 be of other species. 



NEBRASKA. 



The San Jose scale has so far not been found in Nebraska, as reported 

 by Prof. Lawrence Bruner, " except on fruit that has been shipped 

 in, principally from Colorado." In view of its nonoccurrence in 

 Colorado, the fruit referred to must have come from California or 

 elsewhere. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



It was earl}^ hoped that the San Jose scale would not be able to 

 infest much of the fruit regions of New England, but this hope seems 

 to be diminishing, and Prof. Clarence M. Weed reports the San Jose 

 scale as far north as the White Mountain region in New Hampshire, 



