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Colorado. G. M. List (July 21): Very limited in numbers in northern part 
of the State. 
Washington. E. J. Newcomer (July 21): The Colorado potato beetle is very 
common in the city of Yakima. 
POTATO PLEA 3EETLES ( Epitrix spp.) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (June 23) : damage by E. cucumeris Harr, on potatoes 
and tomatoes is continuing and the infestation at Mount Carmel is very 
heavy. 
Minnesota. A. G. Haggles and assistants (July): D # cucumeris is very num- 
erous, especially in the Faribault area and in the Red River Valley 
around Crookston. Several species of flea beetles are commonly pres- 
ent. 
North Dakota.. J. A. Munro (July 25 ) • Moderately abundant in the vicinity 
of Grand Forks. 
Nebraska. H. D. Tate (July 17)1 E. cummer is is present in destructive 
numbers in the western part of the Sta.to. 
Colorado. G. K. List (July 2l): E. cucumeris did rather serious damage 
to early 'plants during the month of June. 
Utah. G. S. Stains and G. F. Knowlton (July ll): E. cucumeris was much more 
abundant on potatoes than E. suberinita Lee. in Morgan Valley, Ogden 
Valley, and the Plain City-northern Ogden areas, injury being most 
severe in Morgan valley fields, whereas, Systona tqeniata Soy consti- 
tuted approximately 10 percent of the population in potato fields in 
the same area, being most abundant near Huntsville, Eden, and Liberty. 
Washington. E. W. Jones (July }): The ratio of . E. cucumeris to E. sub- 
erinita in 100 sweeps of an insect net was 75 to 19 on potato vines 
near Stanwood, Snohomish County, on June l6. Foliage injury was 
noticeable but no damage was seen on the tubers. 
APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
Maine. Mahno Agr. Sxpt. Sta. (June): Buckthorn aphids ( Aphis rhqmni Fonsc.) 
were first found on potatoes on June 10 in central Aroostook County. 
Record is the earliest in 10 years. Easily found in many fields by 
June 25. 
Connecticut. R. L. Beard (July 2l): Macrosiphum solqnifolii Ashm. was 
generally abundant on tomatoes and. in some fields was unusually severe, 
causing considerable damage in New Haven County. Potatoes were in- 
fested to a less extent. •» 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July l4): M. solanifolii 
is causing much damage in Nassau County. Infestation is not general 
