. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. SCALE INSECTS OF IMPORTANCE 303 Distribution. This insect is well distributed over New York state and is present in many other states, as shown by the following compiled list: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, South Dakota and California. It has also been recorded from Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. SCALE INSECTS OF IMPORTANCE 303 Distribution. This insect is well distributed over New York state and is present in many other states, as shown by the following compiled list: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, South Dakota and California. It has also been recorded from Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The absence of record by no means implies that the scale is not known in the omitted states. It has also been recorded from England, having been carried there on R i b e s sanguineum. Dr Howard, in his account of this insect, alludes to. Fig, 3. Ablerus cllsiocam pae, female greatly enlarged. (After Howard. lusect life. 1S94. 7:7) an early record where it is stated that the appletree bark louse is gradu- ally supplanting this pest, and proceeds to state that the former is appar- ently the hardier, and that he believes that it will in time take the place of Chionaspis fur fur a. Both species have been in New York state for about 50 years at least, and it does not appear that the native form has been materially checked by the presence of a more hardy rival. Natural enemies. One hymenopterous parasite, Ablerus clis- iocampae Ashm., has been bred from this scale insect by Dr How- ard. Two Coccinellids, H y p e r a s p i d i u s species and C h i 1 o c - orus bivulnerus Muls., the twice stabbed lady bug, prey on this pest. The latter is stated to be a specially valuable Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept
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