14 ANNUAL RKl'OIlT- OF DEPARTMENT OF A< . IUCULTURE, 1940 
towns in 38 State-. Willi the exception of Arkansas, Montana, 
Nevada, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, some degree of trapping was 
undertaken in all State- outside the main infested territory. 
Most of the trapping was centered in the State- of New York. North 
Carolina. South Carolina, Ohio. Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West 
Virginia, and in the cities of Atlanta. Ga., Chicago, 111.. Indianapolis, 
Ind.. Louisville, Ky., Detroit. Mich., and St. Louis, Mo. The State- 
mentioned were already partially infested or contiguous to the main 
infested /one. and i.-olated infestations had been found m the heavily 
t rapped cities. 
Trapping showed a carry-over of infestation in 7* cities and towns 
in nonregulated territory and 48 lir-t -record infestations. 5 of which 
were in Indiana, 7 in Maryland. 3 in Michigan, G in New York, 8 in 
Ohio. 5 in Pennsylvania, -\ in Virginia, and 11 in \Ye-t Virginia. Of 
the first-record finds, 29 were incipient infestations of a few beetles 
each, whereas 11) were of such scope, or were in such proximity to the 
main regulated area, that they were later added to that area. 
Trapping which yielded negative results was performed in Alabama, 
Arizona. California, Colorado, Florida. Idaho. Kansas, Louisiana, 
Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico. North Dakota, < tarego 
Texas, Utah. Vermont. Washington. Wisconsin, and Wyoming. 1,.,()4 
traps having been set in 14^ town- and cities in these States. 
In Georgia 3,600 traps were set in Atlanta and suburbs, w 1th result- 
ing captures of 40 beetles in Atlanta and 142 in Bast Point. No beetles 
were found at Jonesboro and Savannah, where 3 and I, respectively, 
were found in 1938. Trapping with negative results was performed 
in 15 other localities in the State. 
In Illinois 549 beetles were trapped in Chicago. 2 in Cicero, lM in 
East St. Louis, and 1G in Evanston. By comparison with l!»$s, Chi- 
cago. East St. Louis, and Evanston showed respective beetle increases 
of ^19, 23. and 15, whereas there was a decrease of 3 beetles in Cicero. 
Trapping in 1 other community gave negative results. 
In Indiana trap scouting was conducted in -Jl Localities, with positive 
results in 10 and negative in 11. The first-record infestations were :it 
Bluff ton, 2 beetles; Hammond, 3; Muncie and Richmond. 1 cadi: and 
Warsaw,2. No beetles were trapped in Ea-t Chicago and South Bend 
where a few beetles were found in l!>:;s. Other beetle captures this 
year, as co mpa red with 1938, increased from -2 to :> in Blknart, •_'<> to 
LOS in Fort Wayne. 10 to TG in Indianapolis. S to lis in Logansport . and 
! to 18 in Whiti'ng. 
In Iowa no beetles were trapped in L939 at Fori Madison, although 
a first-record infestation was found there in L938. Trapping in two 
other communities in the State gave negative results. 
In Kentucky 000 traps were set in Lexington, with negative results, 
although trap captures of a solitary beetle each were made there in 
M)3G, i!W7, nnd IMS. At Louisville \:\ beetles were caught in 1,600 
trap-. ;i decrease of 49 as compared with the 1938 figure of 62 beetles 
found in 1 ,566 1 rap-. 
In Maine 899 trap- were operated in 7 localities in the nonregulated 
section ; 400 of these were ufsed at Bangor, where 5 beetles were 'aught. 
Results were negative in the 6 other Maine localities trapped. 
Maryland officials in charge of the cooperative Japanese-beetle- 
retardation campaign in that State arranged for the distribution of 
