Twenty-Fourth Report of the State Entomologist of Connecticut.. 225 Report of Receipts and Expenditures. Summary of Office and Inspection Work. Publications of the Entomological Department, 1924. Entomological Features of 1924. Convention of Entomological Workers.. Inspection of Nurseries in 1924... List of Pests Found in Nurseries in 1924.. Nursery Firms in Connecticut Receiving Certificates in 1924. 240 Inspection of Raspberry Plantations. . Special Certificates on Raspberry Plants. Inspection of Imported Nursery Stock... Pests Found on Imported Nursery Stock. Inspection of Apiaries in 1924. Parasites Liberated in Connecticut, 1924. Area Which Must Now Be Covered in Gipsy Moth Work. 276 The European Corn Borer in Connecticut.. Insects Found on Twigs of Fruit Trees. Insect Inhabitants of Apple Twigs. Number and Time of Applications. Summary of Five Years Work on Spraying and Dusting. Tests of Insecticides for the Control of the Asiatic Beetle. Studies of the Habits and Control of the Oriental Peach Moth in 1924 299 Effect of Various Insecticides on the Eggs of the European Red The Alcohol-Formalin Solution for Control of American Foul Brood 305 PAGE 308 310 310 311 312 312 313 314 314 The Woolly Aphid of Apple and Elm... Life History.. Control Measures. Injury... Methods of Control. Onion Thrips... The Work by Towns. Miners in Milkweed Pods. Rudbeckia “Golden Glow" Stripped by Sawfly Larvae.. AUTHORSHIP. For bibliographical purposes, all matter in this Report (Bulletin 265) should be credited to W. E. Britton, except where otherwise indicated. ILLUSTRATIONS. The illustrations in this Bulletin are from the following sources: text figures are from drawings as follows: Fig. 7, map drawn by Alex. Cahn and shaded by Stoddard; Figs. 8-15, drawn by B. H. Walden. Plates are from photographs: Plate XXXVI, b, by R. B. Friend; XXX, b, by Dr. Philip Garman; XXXIII, b and c, by Nicholas Matiuck; XXIV, b, and XXV, a, by J. L. Rogers; XXXIII, a, and XXXIV, by R. C. Botsford; XVII, XVIII, b, xix, XX, XXI, a, XXV, b, and XXIX, c, by W. E. Britton; XVIII, a, XXI,'b, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, a, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX, a and b, xxx, a, b, c, d and e, XXXI, XXXII, XXXV, and XXXVI, a, by B. H. Walden. TWENTY-FOURTH REPORT OF THE State Entomologist of Connecticut To the Director and Board of Control of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. I have the honor to transmit, herewith, my twenty-fourth annual report as State Entomologist of Connecticut. As in preceding years, the report covers the activities of the Department of Entomology, as regards both the control and inspection work provided for by Statute, and the various lines of research which after all more properly represent the type of effort for which Agricultural Experiment Stations were established. Respectfully submitted, W. E. BRITTON, State and Station Entomologist. INSECT PEST ACCOUNT. REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST RECEIPTS. $15,000.00 759.18 117.79 $16,390.74 Less miscellaneous receipts deposited with State Treasurer 600.64 $15,790.10 EXPENDITURES. For Salaries and Wages. $11,022.34 Printing and Illustrations. 79.23 Postage... 22.29 Stationery. 36.63 Furniture and Fixtures. 316.43 Books and Periodicals (new) 61.61 Books and Periodicals (binding) 128.25 Laboratory Supplies. 186.26 Spraying Supplies. 116.44 Express, Freight and Cartage. 20.67 Automobiles: Insurance.. Supplies and Equipment. Oil.. $ 86.39 97.95 173.36 206.99 10.55 2,40 $13,054.66 Balance on hand June 30, 1924... $2,704.52 30.92 2,735.44 $15,790.10 Memorandum.-This account has been audited by the State Auditors of Public Accounts and the balance returned to the State Treasurer, SUMMARY OF INSPECTION AND OFFICE WORK. 337 samples of insects received for identification, 122 nurseries inspected. 118 regular certificates granted. 5 special raspberry certificates granted. 116 duplicate certificates furnished to be filed in other states. 109 parcels of nursery stock inspected and certified. 953 bales of mountain laurel and willow (21 trips) inspected and certified for shipment into New York. 49 orchards and gardens examined. 33 shipments, containing 313 cases, 3,489,170 plants, imported nursery stock inspected. 17 shipments, or 51 per cent, found infested with insects or fungi. 953 apiaries, containing 8,929 colonies inspected. 17 apiaries and 47 colonies found infested with European foul brood. 10 apiaries and 20 colonies found infested with American foul brood. 2,265 letters written on official work. 456 circular letters. 591 post cards. 46 reports to Federal Horticultural Board. 70 packages sent by mail or express. PUBLICATIONS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, 1924. By W. E. BRITTON: Twenty-third Report of the State Entomologist of Connecticut (Bulletin 256), 96 pages, 8 figures, 16 plates; 10,500 copies distributed in July. Inspection of Nurseries in 1923, 8 pages, reprinted from the Report. The Apple and Thorn Skeletonizer, Bulletin of Immediate Information 39, May 17. Spraying Shade Trees, Bulletin of Immediate Information 40, May 20. The Apple Maggot or Railroad Worm, Bulletin of Immediate Informa tion 43, June 16. The Gipsy Moth Quarantine, Bulletin of Immediate Information 44, 4 pages, July 15. Report of Committee on Injurious Insects, Proceedings 33rd Annual Meeting Connecticut Pomological Society, page 41, 1924. Some Insects to be Combatted Next Season, Proceedings 33rd Annual Meeting, Connecticut Pomological Society, page 72, 1924. Insects Attacking Vegetable Crops in Connecticut in 1923, Report Connecticut Vegetable Growers' Association, page 43, April 1924. An Asiatic Beetle (Anomala orientalis) in Connecticut, Journal of Economic Entomology, Vol. 17, page 309, April, 1924. The Gipsy Moth and Our Forests, New England Farms, June 21, 1924. Connecticut Tree Workers' Institute, Florists' Exchange, Vol. LVII, page 890, March 22, 1924. Proceedings Shade Tree Conference, Florists' Exchange, Vol. LVIII, page 703, September 6, 1924 (also a four-page reprint). Some Insect Information from a Connecticut Conference, Florists' Exchange, Vol. LVIII, Supplement Page A, November 29, 1924. Meeting of Connecticut Entomologists, Journal of Economic Ento mology, Vol. 17, page 669, December, 1924. By W. E. BRITTON, Philip GARMAN, G. P. CLINTON and E. M. STODDARD: Information about Insecticides and Fungicides, Bulletin of Immediate Information 30, March 26. Why and How to Spray, Bulletin of Immediate Information 31, March 28. By W. E. BRITTON AND Philip GARMAN: Dormant Sprays for Orchard Pests, Bulletin of Immediate Information 29, March 22. By W. E. BRITTON, G. P. CLINTON and W. 0. Filler: Tree Workers Holding Connecticut Certificates, Bulletin of Immediate Information 35, 4 pages, April 25. By W. E. BRITTON AND R. C. BOTSFORD: Mosquitoes and Human Welfare by W. E. Britton, and Mosquito Con trol Work, Season of 1923 by R. C. Botsford, 16 pages, 2 plates (1,000 copies reprinted from Report), June 24. By Philip GARMAN: The European Red Mite, Bulletin 252, 25 pages, 2 figures, 2 charts, 4 plates; 10,600 copies, February 1924. Control of European Red Mite in Connecticut, Proceedings, 33rd Annual Meeting, Connecticut Pomological Society, page 44, 1924, The Oriental Peach Moth, Bulletin of Immediate Information 41, May 20. Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Arsenate of Lead, Florists' Exchange, Vol. LVIII, page 685, September 6. BY B. H. WALDEN: The Raspberry Fruit Worm, Bulletin 251, 11 pages, 1 figure, 4 plates; 10,600 copies, February 1924. The Raspberry Fruit Worm, Proceedings, 33rd Annual Meeting, Connecticut Pomological Society, page 124, 1924. Spray for the Imported Currant Worm, Bulletin of Inmediate Infor mation 34, April 21. By M. P. ZAPPE AND E. M. STODDARD: Results of Dusting versus Spraying in Connecticut Apple and Peach Orchards in 1922, Crop Protection Digest, Bulletin Series No. 4, page 2, June 1924. The Calyx and Later Summer Sprays, Bulletin of Immediate Infor mation 36, May 1. Peach Spraying, Bulletin of Immediate Information 37, May 3. Progress of Spraying and Dusting Experiments, Proceedings 33rd Annual Meeting Connecticut Pomological Society, page 52, 1924. |
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