nuts.

MR. POMEROY: The first Persian walnut nursery ever established in the
United States was at Flushing, Long Island.

THE SECRETARY: I should like to ask how old and how big are the pecan
trees that are bearing?

MR. FULLERTON: I think he said seven or eight years.

THE CHAIRMAN: The insect question is one of great interest. Professor
Quaintance can give us a good insight into the insects that attack pecan
and other nut trees.

INSECTS INJURIOUS TO NUT TREES

A. L. QUAINTANCE, WASHINGTON, D. C.

I have not very much to say because we have not yet accumulated much
information on the subject of nut insects. I am glad to appear before
you, however, and to assure you that attention is being given to the
insect enemies of nuts by the Department. We are not nearly so far
advanced in the subject, however, as Professor Waite, since our specific
study of nut insects began only, this last spring. At that time we
established a laboratory in the South, especially to study pecan
insects, as the demand for information concerning these pests has been
very strong. The Bureau of Entomology, however, for a number of years,
has published more or less on nut insects, as opportunity offered, and I
think I should call your attention to a few of the papers treating of
nut insects, and which I recommend that you obtain, if possible:

The Nut Feeding Habits of the Codling Moth, Bulletin 80, Part 5, Bureau
of Entomology.

The Fall Webworm, Farmers' Bulletin 99, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

The White-Marked Tussock Moth, Farmers' Bulletin 99, U. S. Department of
Agriculture.

The Bag Worm, Circular 97, Bureau of Entomology.

The Apple-Tree Tent Caterpillar, Circular 98, Bureau of Entomology.

Nut Weevils, Circular 99, Bureau of Entomology.

The Red Spider, Circular 104, Bureau of Entomology.

The Leopard Moth, Circular 109, Bureau of Entomology.

The Walnut Borer, Fifth Report, U. S. Entomological Commission, page
329.

The Oak Pruner, Circular 130, Bureau of Entomology.

Insects Injurious to Pecans, Bulletin 86, Mississippi Agricultural
Experiment Station.

Insects of the Pecan, Bulletin 79, Florida Agricultural Experiment
Station.

The Walnut Weevil or Curculio, Twelfth Report, State Entomologist of
Connecticut, page 240.

The Walnut Bud-Moth, Twelfth Report, State Entomologist of Connecticut,
page 253.

The above list will furnish information on most of the important nut
insects thus far known. In