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M"tjXICAliF BILiM'T BjjETLS ( Epllgchna variYestis Muls.) 
Mo.ino, Maine Af^r, ^xp, Sta. (July): G-enerally nuxierous on "beans, v;ith 
nodcratc injury in Oxford County, nodera.te to severe injury in Cun"ber- 
land County, and severe in York County, 
Rhode Island, B, Eddy (Aur^U-st 28): Hea.vy in string cand jjole "beans throu^- 
out Washington County, 
ITov/ York, F, Y, State Coll, A^-^r, Hews Letter (Au^pust 4): In eastern ITe^ir 
York, a few stra^gglin/^ lanvan, nanj?- pupae, and a few first-generation 
a.dults xvere o"bserved in Sara.toga County on July 31* Injury "by the 
first— "brood larvae has been r.iore severe ge^iordly this season on field 
beans ohan for avera.ge years, (Auf;u.st 11 ): Eggs are hatching in west- 
ern Suffolk County, Adults are quite nuncrous and ha.ve done some dai>- 
a,ge to late— planted beans, (August 4): In western Hev/ York, adults 
fron the first brood of larvae have been cnorging since July 20 in 
the early planted fields (May 24) of Steuben Coiuity, Pupation of the 
first brood began in all except the fields planted around Juno 26, 
Booties are rmch noro nuncrous in Cajruga. County than in previous years, 
and nany larvae and a. fev; of the new brood of adults v;erc found within 
5 iiilcs of Laloe Ontanio for tho first tine, 
(Aurpist ll): Second brood a.dulte present in snaAl numbers in Wayne 
County, 
Virginia, L, D, Anderson (Aufgist 20): Damage to beans in the Horfolk area 
ha,s been grea.tly reduced by the oxtrene hot, clny weather which killed 
nany of the Cfggs, larvae, pupan, and adults during July, 
Georgia, 0, I, Snapp (August S): Infestation a,t Port Valley, in central 
Georgia^, is now hoavy and seriously injuning lima beans and snap beans 
in a nujfocr of gardens, 
T, Ihonpson (August l6): Caused heri.vy danarco to late lina beans 
a,t Thonasville, 
Mississippi, C, Lyle, ct al, (August 23): Specinens received fron Okti- 
bbeha County, Reported as danaging beans and lina. beans in Chicka- 
saX'r, Hinds, Snith, and YaAobusha Counties, in the Meridian area, and 
and in the northeastern counties, 
Tennessee, G, M, Bontloy (July 2S): Reported as doing considerable damage 
in several counties, 
Ohio, IT, P, Eovrard (August 23): Lanvan, but not eggs, were killed by hot 
weather during first half of August at Columbus, according to J, 
Patton, 
E, W, Mendenhall (Au'ust l4): Quite baA generally in -untreated 
areas and sone bean paotches are totally destroyed. 
