32 THE SAX JOSE OR CHINESE SCALE. 
to his publications, in which it appears that the San Jose scale is 
recorded from 78 counties. Many orchards in all of the counties are 
still free from the scale, but infestation is very general turnout the 
State. 
WASHINGTON. 
The State of Washington ^vas 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 pretty well dotted with this pest. 
Mr. A. L. Melander, 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, hut 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 commonly sprayed 
with the lime, sulfur, and salt wash in February, and one treatment 
is reported to be effective for several years. 
WISCONSIN. 
Wisconsin is. on the authority 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 years ago. in 
the extreme southern part, and it was here stamped out by the prompt 
adoption of radical measures. 
WYOMING. 
Mr. B. C. Buffum. 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 1 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 tin 1 scale to be very generally 
distributed. 
The recent reports of the West Virginia experiment station, notably 
those for L903-4 and 1904-5, 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 arc 4 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 
