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decreased rapidly at the end of July, and in August were reduced so much that 
relatively little, if any, damage to vegetation appears to have "been done. 
Compared with most years, the infestation this summer was quite light in most 
places. Larvae which hatched from eggs laid during the present season appear 
to be of about the same numerical strength as at the corresponding time last 
year. Rainfall during the present summer has "been copious and has provided 
conditions much more favorable to larval survival than was the case in the 
summer of 1932, when the prevailing drought appears to have "been the prime 
factor in reducing the adult "beetle population to the low point witnessed this 
year. The importance of wind as a factor in promoting the spread of the 
Japanese "beetle was emphasized "by the discovery of numerous beetles washed up 
.along the south shore of Long Island as far east as Fire Island. As far as 
known, these beetles were all dead. Large numbers of beetles were also found 
washed up along the south shore of Delaware Bay, of which some were alive. 
This observation shows that a body of water as wide as Delaware Bay would be 
only a partial obstacle in checking the spread of the beetle. 
Maryland. E. II. Cory (August 22): Infestation in the sprayed area is much lighter 
than last year. There is a marked difference in the condition of spra.yed and 
unsprayed foliage. 
ASIATIC GARDEN BEETLE ( Autoserica castanea Arrow) 
New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. C. H. Kadley (June): This insect is more 
abundant than last year, and the grub injury has been much more extensive than 
during any previous season. The most serious plant injury occurred in the 
unemployment gardens (76 acres in all) distributed throughout Nassau County. 
There were large areas in several of these gardens where it was impossible to 
grow any vegetables until after the grub stage was pact. There has also been 
garden injury in private gardens (ornamental and vegetable) in Nassau and 
Westchester Counties. The injury was heaviest in gardens which were in sod 
last year, but there was also heavy plant destruction in gardens which had been 
under cultivation for several years. In surveys made for the Japanese beetle 
the following distributional records for A. castanea were obtained; at the 
Boaderwood Golf Course at Rydal, Pa.; in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.; 
at the St. Davids Golf Course near Wayne, Pa.; at the Seaview Golf Course near 
Atlantic City (Atlantic County), N.J. (August 22): On Long Island it has 
also been causing for the first time extensive injury in vegetable gardens, 
especially to bean, beet, cabbage, carrot, eggplant, kohl rabi, parsnip, pea, 
pepper, and turnip. 
Rhode Island. A. E. Stene (August 21): One specimen has been captured in a trap 
in Westerly. 
JAPANESE SERICA (Serica sinilis Lewis) 
New York. C. H. Hadley (June): On June 15 S. similis was taken at Mill Neck, for 
the first time. At this locality during June, 178 adults were taken in the 
traps which were set up to catch Japanese beetles. 
WIREWORMS (Slateridae) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (August 21): Wireworms are very abundant. They have damaged 
corn severely in various parts of the State, particularly in Windham County. 
