32 THE SAN JOSE OR CHINESE SCALE. 



to his publications, in which it appears that the San Jose scale is 

 recorded from 78 counties. ^Nlany orchards in all of the counties are 

 still free from the scale, but infestation is very general thruout the 

 State. 



WASHINGTON. 



The State of Washington ^as early infested with the San Jose scale 

 from California, and at the time of the publication of Bulletin 3, in 

 1896, the fruit-growing regions were prett}^ well dotted with this pest. 

 Mr. A. L. ^lelander, assistant entomologist, submits a map which is 

 about to be published in a bulletin showing the distribution of this 

 insect. It indicates the occurrence of the scale in the western settled 

 section of the State, where fruit growing is important, following the 

 river valleys, but with some important scattering districts on the west 

 side of the mountains, where it seems to have a precarious foothold. 

 It is little dreaded by orchardists, and fruit trees are commonlv spra3'ed 

 with the lime, sulfur, and salt wash in Februar3\ and one treatment 

 is reported to be effective for several years. 



WISCONSIN. 



Wisconsin is, on the authorit}' of Mr. E. P. Sandsten, horticulturist 

 of the State experiment station, now free from the San Jose scale. 

 The only occurrence of this pest in the State was three 3^ears ago, in 

 the extreme southern part, and it was here stamped out b}^ the prompt 

 adoption of radical measures. 



WYOMING. 



Mr. B. C. Buff'um, director of the agricultural experiment station, 

 reports that the San Jose scale has not yet appeared in Wyoming. 

 There are but few orchards in bearing, and these are believed to be 

 free from this pest. 



WEST VIRGINIA. 



The San Jose scale was first noticed in West Virginia in 1896. 

 Many examples of the San Jose scale in this State have been sent to 

 this office for determination, showing the scale to be ver}^ generalh^ 

 distributed. 



The recent reports of the West Virginia experiment station, notably 

 those for 1903—1 and 1901-5, and later records received from the 

 entomologist of the experiment station, Mr. W. E. Rumsey, indicate 

 very general infestation thruout the State, conditions being similar 

 to those in Virginia. Nevertheless, while there are hundreds of 

 infested orchards and several infested nurseries, the great mass of the 

 orchards and nurseries are still free from scale. A very careful 

 nursery and orchard inspection is maintained in West Virginia, and 



