26 THE SAX JOSE OR CHINESE SCALE. 
station, Mr. R. H. Pettit, with the assistance of Professor Taft, and 
shows scattering infestation thruout the southern third of the State, 
the points farthest north in the interior away 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 nearlj T 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 practically overrun the whole of St. Lonis 
County, 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. 
R. 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 Brunei', ' ; except on fruit that has been shipped 
in, principally from Colorado." In view of its v nonoccurrence in 
Colorado, the fruit referred to must have come from California or 
elsewhere. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
It was early 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, 
