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and the usual offender has been Epitrix cucumeris. The injury by tlea- 

 beetles around Easton seems to have been particularly severe, and one 

 trucker reported that he had been obliged to replant tomatoes a third 

 time to secure a stand. 



Selandria cerasi was noted as quite injurious in a young cherry 

 orchard near Coleman, Kent County. Md., July 15. At this time the 

 foliage was largely eaten from the trees and the orchard had a browned 

 and burnt appearance. This was the only notable instance of injury 

 from this pest in the State coming under my observation the present 

 year. 



Epilachna !><>,■< <ilis was reported injuring melons at Denton, Md.. 

 under date of August '1\. This species has been noticed by the writer 

 both last year and this year in the vicinity of Denton, feeding princi- 



Fig. 2.— Occurrence of Brood X of the periodical cicada in Maryland in 1902 



pally on squash vines. It seems to be well established in this locality, 

 and is more injurious around Denton than any other location in the 

 State with which 1 am familiar. 



The rose-chafer (Macrodactylus subsp'inosus) was very abundant and 

 destructive in many parts of the State during the greater part of June. 

 Fruits seem to have suffered particularly, and complaints were made 

 in some cases that peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, and pears were 

 largely destroyed. A correspondent at Prince Fredericktown, Cal vert 

 County, sent samples of green peaches, the contents of which had 

 been quite excavated by the beetles. 



Sweet potato slips were severely injured in the spring in the vicinity 

 of College Park by the several species of Cassididae, which feed on this 

 plant. Cassida bivittata, Oassida nigripes, and ( optocycla tricolor were 

 observed attacking the plants. C. bwittata, however, was the most 



