l(j ANNUAL REPORTS OE DEPABTMBNT QV AGBIGTJLTUBE, 1935 
catches were being made, most of the traps were lifted after a 90-day period 
of operation. Final Lifting of the late-operated traps Ld Maine was accom- 
plished by September 2L Prior to use, these traps were reconditioned and 
■ I with aluminum paint. As this protective coating weathered 
better than the previously used combination of green and white enamel, the 
traps, after being Lifted Cor the season, were Btored in municipally i 
and county-owned buildings, from which they may t»e readily distributed to 
udjacent territory next season. Curtailment of funds allowed the operation of 
only 31,000 of the project's supply of 56,000 traps. 
In addition to the important first-record finds disclosed, beetles were caught 
in 5 cities in Maine; 58 Maryland communities both inside and outside the 
regulated zone; in Detroit, Mich., where a few hectic- have been trapped each 
year since 1932; in 9 New York cities; in 6 Ohio Localities; In Erie. Pa., where 
an infestation firsl was disclosed in 1983 ; in (; cities in Virginia; and at 7 points 
in West Virginia. Traps set in Greenville, S3. C. in an effort to pick up addi- 
tional hectics at the site where two hectics were collected by hand, failed to 
catch any further specimens. Practically all of the few first-record Infestations 
found in these States consisted of a few beetles each. None of these findings 
clearly pointed to an established infestation. 
The setting of traps in St. Louis for the 1935 season began on May 10 from 
a supply of 10,463 new standard traps shipped direct ly • > Louis from the 
manufacturer in Philadelphia. By the end of the fiscal year. 5,915 of these 
were in operation, and a total of 38 beetles had been caught Owing possibly to 
later emergence, this was a considerable reduction over the 1934 figures on the 
same date. At that time only 820 traps had been in place for a period of 11 
days or less, and 513 beetles had been captured. The fall application of lead 
arsenate to the infested sections, although less effective than it would have been 
had the ground been poisoned before the eggs hatched, may have aided in 
preventing any great increase in the larval population. 
Southern trapping was under way at the end of the fiscal year in North 
Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, the only Southern Stat«s in which 
traps were used in 1935. Traps were used in 33 localities in North Carolina. 
23 in South Carolina, and 33 in Virginia. Trap tenders in these States were 
supplied from relief rolls under projects approved at the request of the State 
entomologists of the respective States. A few beetles each had been trapped :>t 
Charlotte. Durham. Elizabeth City. Cddsboro, Greensboro, Lumberton. Raleigh, 
Rocky Mount, Salisbury, Sanford, and Statesrille, N. C, and Ashland, Cul- 
peper, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg. Sandton, Westhampton, Dunreath, and 
Westover Hills, Va. Trap captures in larger numbers had been made in Spt ti- 
er and Winston-Salem. N. C. and Greenville, S. C, where catches had been 
made in previous seasons. Most of the traps used in these Southern Stales 
were drawn from a supply of 20,000 collapsible tin-plate traps die stamped and 
assembled at the New Cumberland, Pa., warehouse. 
Peak emergence of the adult beetle during 1034 was from 10 days to 2 w< 
in advance of the usual date for maximum emergence. By July 4. in densely 
Infested sections of southern New Jersey, beetles bad balled on early . 
and Drowning <>f foliage on badly devoured trees was plainly evident from a 
distance. By July io the foliage of many trees was completely skeletonized 
in the Shlloh section. Beetle activity reached its peak by the middle of July. 
Beetles were present in greater numbers than ever in Wilmington, Del. Cut 
flowers presented for Inspection at the wholesale houses in Philadel 
showed evidences of beetle feeding. Frequently consignments of spires 
New Jersey wen- badly eaten by the insect. 
Although the Bureau made no attempt to survey the damage caused by the 
during the summer of 1984, a rather comprehensive Burvey ^\ Japanese 
beetle damage was made during the year in Cumberland County, n. J., under 
the auspices of the Emergency Belief Administration of the state. Investiga- 
te ..a the survey canvassed 4,047 Individuals (farmer- and also 
property owners in towns and cities) representatively scattered throuj 
the county. Definite reports of beetle depredations were received from 2,570 
of those Interviewed, and 761 individual- stated their losses in terms o: 
percent • Onlj 716 reported no injury. Total damage of $166,646 on ; . 
orted in tic -.'.."Tn definite return-. This involved an av< 
damage of $3.97 | i This sum was also used In arriving al •■'■ 
$102,017 on the 25,697 acre- covered by the 761 reports i 
in crop i" 'ill'- 716 Individuals reporting freedom from injury 
• f>io ncrei in total, tin survey disclosed an estimated !"•-- 
