30 AXXI'AL KKPORTS OF DKPAKTM ENT (>!• VORICU LT URE, 1944 
In Virginia 25 beetles were trapped at Lyncjiburg, the largest num- 
ber taken at any point in the non regulated area. Approximately the 
same number were collected in Bri-tol. Harrisonburg, Lexington ( tirsi 
record), and Woodstock, with lesser numbers at Luray, Staunton. 
Was neshoio. and Williamslmrir. 
In West Virginia half of the 6 localit Lea where beetles were ti apped 
this year were first records. The only cap! ares of consequence were 
beetles at Princeton and l<> at Williamstown. 
All trapping in three cities each in Florida and Wisconsin was with 
negative results. 
Trapping in Georgia showed thai infestation- had persisted in 
Atlanta, Augusta, East Point, and Toccoa. 
Collections in Illinois indicate a reduction in the infestation at 
Highland Park, but increases at both Chicago and East St. Louis. 
Solitary beetles were trapped in Cicero and Oak Park. 
In Indiana the capture of only 17 beetles at Richmond where 550 
had been trapped in 1942 indicates a substantial reduction in the infes- 
tation there. Infestations in 4 other localities remained at about the 
same level. 
In Michigan beetles were caught in five localities in which infesta- 
tions had been found in previous years. 
In Missouri 14 beetles were collected al St. Louis, as compared with 
6 caught there last year. 
In South Carolina beetles were 4 again trapped in Florence and 
Greenville. 
Trapping in Tennessee resulted in the capture of five beetles each 
in Kingsporl and in the Tennessee port ion of the cit \ of Bristol, 
SUPPRESSIVE MEASURES 
The combined trapping and soil-treatmen1 programs in infested 
localities otitside the regulated area and in nonquarantined States, to- 
gether with State qua rant ine action as to certain out lying area-, assured 
protection from spread comparable to that that would have been 
obtained if the Federal quarantine had been extended. 
Applications of lead arsenate were made with State cooperation at 
58 isolated infestations in 10 States. Fall treatments comprised 79('» 
acre-, with an additional 95 acres covered in the Spring. The total 
acreage was less than had been necessary to suppress the isolated in- 
festations treated during t he previous year's cooperat ive St ate-Federal 
soil-treating program, spores of the milky disease of the Japanese 
hectic grub were distributed at Asheville. Blowing Rock, and 
Henderson, N. ( '.. in cooperation with the Division of Fruit [nseci 
I nvest igal ion-. 
Largest of the soil treating programs were those in Ohio, Illinois. 
Michigan, and North Carolina, where 23$, 177, 149, and 14:* acres. 
Inspect ively, \\ ere t leal ed . 
Additional acreages treated were New Ybrk73, Indiana 68, Virginia 
22, Missouri 13, Tennessee 8, and Georgia 6. 
Mllllll K AIION Ol m AKVNTINK KIM I A THINS 
A revision of the Japanese beetle quarantine and regulations was 
1 sued effective March 30, L944. Provisions were made for more flexi 
