REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST IQI7 51 
following year are very destructive because it is then that most 
of the growth occurs and consequently there is more feeding. The 
abundance of the pests can be approximated by the amount of © 
feeding upon trees; attention was called to this last spring in an 
effort to interest farmers in judging the probabilities for another 
season. The grubs are so small at the end of the first summer or 
in the following spring, being about one-fourth of an inch in length, 
that they can be easily overlooked unless a special search is made. 
They have the general characteristics of the larger ones and are 
therefore easily recognized, and it is possible by careful examination 
to determine whether there are any numbers in sod land. The 
probabilities favor severe injury by white grubs to susceptible crops, 
such as potatoes and corn planted on recently turned sod in the 
vicinity of trees which were defoliated last year. Farmers are 
advised to look into this matter carefully and if it is necessary to 
plant such crops upon sod land, to make careful examination so 
as to be certain that small white grubs are not sufficiently numerous 
as practically to prevent the securing of a crop. It would be safer 
in sections where June beetles were numerous to avoid this risk 
_even if it meant changing the rotation. 
The following is a brief summary of June beetle conditions 
throughout the State: 
Albany county. June beetles were very abundant in and about 
Albany, were reported as numerous at Ravena and evidences of 
their work were very apparent along the West Shore tracks from 
Wemple south to Ravena. They were so abundant at Feura Bush 
as to cut off practically all the prunes in a small orchard. 
Allegany county. The insects were reported abundant by Mr 
D. P. Crandall of the Belfast High School. 
Broome county. June beetles were reported numerous in the 
vicinity of Binghamton. 
Chautauqua county. The insects were present here and there 
in numbers, some farmers stating that the beetles were more abun- 
dant than ever before. There was some damage to trees, especially 
elms. 
Columbia county. June beetles were generally somewhat numerous 
in both the northern and southern portions of the county, feeding 
being very apparent here and there. 
Chenango county. The insects were very numerous about Norwich 
and the defoliation was estimated as ranging from 25 to 30 per cent. 
Delaware county. June beetles were abundant in some sections 
