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L, D, Anderson (August 20): All stages have "been very abundant in 
several flower gardens, and have been especia,lly abundaut and injuri- 
ous on verbena, hollyhocks, and mint in the ITorfolk area. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle, ct al. (August 23): Specimens were taken from tomato 
plants in Holmes County on July 25. 
Missouri, L, Haseman (August l4); An epidemic noted at Columbia on c.orn, 
beans, and cucumbers the last two and one-half weeks. 
Texa.s, E. H. Eletcher (August 26): G-eneral over lower Rio Grande Valley 
on July 27, attacking tomato a.nd eggplant seed bods, 
SIX-SPOT[EED LBAFKOEPEH ( Macrostoles divisus Llhl.) 
Minnesota.. H, E;, ''''lilliron (August 13)j Generally very abundant, especially 
on ca.rrcts, pairsnips, celery, beets, and c";hcr ga.rd.en crops, and on 
various v/oods on muck and peat soils around Minneapolis and Sa,int Paul, 
A COPJIII) ( Euthochtha gal eat or E.) 
Ohio, Mrs. R, L, Lowerre (August IS): Specimens taken from roses, beets, 
corn, auid beans, were submitted from Macedonia on August l4, 
HORTHEPlI MOLE CRICKET ( Gryllotalpa hexadactyla. Perty) 
Nebraska, 0. S, Ea.rc (August 13 Specimens received from Garden County 
on August 9a 
GAPDEH CEHTIPELE ( S cut i ger e 1 la i mma.cul a.t a. Hevp . ) 
Idaho, J, R. Douglass (August 11): Reported as destroying stands of 
cucumbers in Ti'/in Ealls, 
Utan, G, E. Knowlton (August 12): Damaged table beets and turnips, and 
caoused x)oor gcrmlna.tion and stand of many plants seeded in a garden 
at Plain City, ¥eber County, (August 18) : Reported as causing a seri- 
ous condition in Utah County gardens, 
POTATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Leptinotr.rsa decomlineata Say) 
Hew Tork, 'H. Y, Sta.te Coll, Agr, Hcv;s Letter (July 28): On Long Island 
grubs v/ero heavily infesting eggplants. Adults were seen mating and 
it seems as if this ma.y be a second-generation infestation, 
Minnesota. A. G. Rugglcs, et al. (August): Very abundant at Barnum, in 
Carlton County, at Belgrade, in Stearns County, and at Long Prairie, 
in Todd County, Reported a,s rnodera.tely abundant generally. The popu- 
lation is mostly adults v/hich frequently migra.te to late potatoes or 
eggplant. 
