Report of the State Entomologist of Connecticut for the year .. . in every county in the State. (Entirelyunrecognized up to this time.) 3. Approximately 20 percent of the apple trees in the State damagedto such an extent that they are no longer economically producingfruit. 4. Mulch and sod mean mice. 5. Pine mouse damage is more or less a new problem to the growers. 6. Orchards not in sod or mulch are free from meadow mice butcan be infested with pine mice. 7. Orchards are reinfested from adjoining swamps, meadows andwoodlands. 8. Pine mouse infestations are usually confined to one part of the
Report of the State Entomologist of Connecticut for the year .. . in every county in the State. (Entirelyunrecognized up to this time.) 3. Approximately 20 percent of the apple trees in the State damagedto such an extent that they are no longer economically producingfruit. 4. Mulch and sod mean mice. 5. Pine mouse damage is more or less a new problem to the growers. 6. Orchards not in sod or mulch are free from meadow mice butcan be infested with pine mice. 7. Orchards are reinfested from adjoining swamps, meadows andwoodlands. 8. Pine mouse infestations are usually confined to one part of theorchard. Meadow mouse infestations occur over the entireorchard. 9. Each orchard has its individual control problem due to groundcover type, terrain, orchard practices, species of mouse present,etc. 10. The need for adequate control measures if the growers are toraise profitable crops. Rodent Control 97 These surveys are an important part of the program since they contrib-ute valuable data for research work and are a source of individual helpto the Figure 10. Apple tree girdled by pine mice below surface of the ground. Operational Work In order to make the new control method most effective and to reachthe growers with the information we are gathering, it has been necessaryto have some personal and group contact with them. Through cooperation with the Extension Service, field demonstrationshave been held each fall in every county of the State. The orchards ofgrowers attending these demonstrations contain approximately 400,000 ofthe States half-million apple trees. The field demonstrations were heldto show the orchardists how to trailbait for the mice with the BiologicalSurvey Rodenticide and to give them some idea of the life habits of thetwo rodents concerned. To supplement these demonstrations the county agents allowed ustime at their winter fruit meetings to discuss the mouse problem and toshow a Biological Survey mouse control motion picture. When personal visit
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