Annual for 1939, the Yearbook of the American Rose Society. As a result, rose 
growers are now more familiar with this pest and are better able to cope with it, 
so that fewer inquiries are being received. This does not mean that this pest 
is less insurious to garden roses than formerly, because in observations conduct- 
ed on an infestation in Washington, D. G., the rose midge, caused such severe in- 
jury that the grower, a leader among the local rose enthusiasts, was unable to 
enter any roses for the 1939 Annual Rose Show. In the past he has been able to 
grow and enter sufficient blooms to carry away several first prizes. By the end 
of August practically all of the new growths were attacked, resulting in almost 
complete destruction of the subsequent' buds . Activity ceased the end of October. 
The infestation on Long Island was apparently brought under control, the grower 
reporting that a successful crop was grown and harvested, A record of an in- 
festation of 8 years’ standing (from 193l) was reported in the Rose Annual for 
1939 (p. H3)» This infestation was at Lovoll, Wyo. , apparently a new locality 
record for this insect on outdoor roses, (C. A, Weigel,,. Bureau of Entomologv and 
Plant Quarantine, U, S. D. A.) 
PERIODICAL CICADA 
Brood XIII of the periodical cicada, the original range of which included 
the northern half of Illinois, eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin, northwestern 
Indiana, and southwestern Michigan, appeared in. isolated spots over much of its 
range. In 1939 it wa r very abundant in oak wood west and south of Chicago and ■ 
extending into northwestern Indiana. Of the old records in the Eastern States, 
of which there is one in Pennsylvania, two in M'-ryland, two in West Virginia, one 
in Virginia, and bn© in Kentucky, not one was confirmed; however, the insect was 
observed in other local ties in all of these States, except West Virginia and 
Kentucky, and also from northeastern Ohio. The records made in 1939 are as 
follows, counties being underscored: 
Illinois : 
Indiana: 
Iowa; 
Maryland: 
Ohio : 
Northern half of State, north of line drawn from central Hancock 
County to central V: million County. Cook , parks in the suburbs o- 
Chicago; in oax ' r, ood along on highway No'. 3^» westward through Du 
» Df- Salle , Bureau . Henry , and Rock Is land Counties* 
Lake; Laporto ; Porter . 
Jackson : Linn . Cedar Rapids; Scott . Davenport. 
C alver t, near Plumpoint; Prince Gecrres : Beltsville, Branchville, 
Catonsville, College Park; Washington , H, uncock. 
Cuyahoga . B recks vi lie; Stark , Canton. 
Pennsylvania: 
Virginia: 
Wisconsin: 
Near crest of the mountain on highway 83 between Schubert, Berks 
County, and Summit Station, Schuylkill County. 
A ^V^-sta ; l^jpick, Stuart; Montgomery . Blacksburg; Roanoke. 
Roanoke; S m yth, Chilhowie; Wythe . Grahams Pome. 
Glenvar , 
All southern counties; 
Crawford ; Dodge ; Richland : Rock . 
