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than is normally the case, and that it "began to make its 
appearance in that section about the 15th of the month. The 
first rose chafers were seen on the 12th of June and they are 
with us in numbata somewhat greater than normal. Several com- 
plaints have come in of theii work on young fruit trees as veil 
as on roses, grapes, and ornamentals, on which they are normally 
found. 
Connecticut 
New York 
!?. E. Britton (June 23): The first beetles were seen on June 
10, apparently more abundant than last year. 
J- A. Manter (June 22): This insect was found injuring small 
apples to quite an extent at Mansfield, being a little more 
abundant than in an average year. 
E. P. Felt (June 21) 
at North Chatham. 
This insect is doing considerable injury 
C. R. Crosby and assistants: Some injury is generally dis- 
tributed in Dutchess County, while in Ulster County the insect 
is found causing injuries to grapes, rose.-, and peonies, and 
serious in three apple orchards. Injury has been noticed on 
newly set apples in Genesee County. 
Virginia W. J. Schoene (June 7): Damage is very severe, especially 
on grapes in the southern half of the Shenandoah Valley. The 
pest is also abundant in a large number of orchards in the same 
territory. 
L. A. Stearns (June 21): The rose chafer was more numerous 
than usual during the first two weeks in June. 
North 
Carolina 
Ohio 
F. Sherman (June 8): This insect occurs throughout the State, 
but complaints of serious damage to apple, cherry, grape, etc. 
are always from our mountain area exclusively. Two reports on 
June 5 indicate it as destructively prevalent in two adjoining 
mountain counties, Buncombe and Henderson. 
E, W. Mendenhall (June 13): The rose chafer is doing great 
damage to grapes, and apple trees, and to cherry tree leaves 
and fruit. 
T. H. Parks (June 23): Rose chafers are reported uncommonly 
injurious to various crops, including young corn, roses, cherry 
leaves, grapes, and garden beans. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (June 19): Report has been received that the rose 
chafer is injuring roses at Culver, eating fruit at Fort Wayne, 
where it is abundant and destructive to apple, and is eating 
foliage and fruit at Columbus, Ind. In some cases apples are 
eaten to the core. 
