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Minnosotci. H. E. Milliron (SeptenlsGr 17 Scarce in the Saint Paul-Minno— 
apolis area. Larvae occasionally encoimtered in greatly reduced 
nimherson potatoes in Scptcnhor, 
Idaho, J, R. Douglass (Septenher 2): Spccinens collected at Tv/in I’ alls 
on August 23. (Det, hy H. S. Barber.) 
Utah, G. E, I^novflton (Septenher 24): Injury >/as less severe in the snail 
area infested in Ueber and northern Davis Counties, ITo extension of 
range has been noted in recent years, 
ELEA BEETLES (llalticinae) 
Maine, Maine Agr, Exp, Sta. (August): Bpitrix cucuneris Harr, nunerous at 
Mars Hill, Aroostook County, and causing severe injury, Eew, with 
-nodcrate injury at Sta.cyville; nunerous with noderate injury in Shcr~ 
non a,nd other southern toxirns. General infestation began in nid- 
August, with severe injury showing on the ’’islands” left in killing 
the tops for experinental seed progran. iluncrous x^ith noderate in- 
jury in western pant of Waldo County, Just beginning to appear in 
tovms of Unity*' Tiroy, Burnham, anu Thorndike,; • Generally numerous with 
moderate injury in Penobscot County, 
Ueva.da, G, G. Schweis (September 20 ): Eleabeotlcs reported as daraaging 
potato folia.ge in Smith Va,lley, 
POTATO STALK BORER ( Trichobaris trinotata Say) 
Missouri, P, C. Stone (September 26): Stems of horse nettle in central 
Missouri are 95 percent infested, 
POTATO TUBER WORM ( Gnor imo schema operculella Zell, ) 
Mississippi. C, Ljrlc, et al. (September): Specimens were received from 
four farms in Harrison County, 
Utah, G, E, Khowlton (September 20): Uo reports of infestation or injury 
have been received by the v/riter during 1940 or 194l, 
California, R. E, Campbell (September 15)^ Severe damage to potato folia.ge 
in northeaistern Santa Barbara County, southern California, Several 
fields are so serious that plants ha.ve been killed. Also several 
fields v/ith heav;/- damage to tuber s, enough so that one field was 
abandoned entirely, ' ' • ■ 
ALFALEA LOOPED ( Auto gra.pha californica Speyer) 
Ilevada, G. G. Schweis (September 20 ): Migrated from poor stands of alfa.lfa 
to potato fields in Lyon County, causing serious injury to the stands 
of potatoes. 
