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Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (July 24): Less numerous than usual in and around 
Bogalusa, in the eastern part of the State, 
Tennessee, G. M. Bentley (July 22): Occurring in destructive numbers only 
in spots in the State, 
Michigan, R. Hutson (July 23): Reported from Dearborn, Kalamazoo, and 
Monroe • 
Nebraska, H, D. Tate (July 17/1 Specimens submitted from Kimball County on 
July 12, 
Colorado, G. M, List (July 21 ): -Appeared in unusual numbers in the Eort 
Collins area; beans seriously injured by the adults in several cases; 
larval injury just beginning to show, 
CUCUMBER BEETLES ( Diabrotica spp * ) 
Louisiana. C,,.0, Eddy (July 24): Banded diabrotica beetles, D, balteata 
Lee,, are becoming rather numerous for the first time since the severe 
winter of 1939-40, 
California, L, G„ Jones (June l6): Western 12-spotted cucumber beetle (D. 
soror Lee.) is very abundant generally on cultivated crops in the Sacra- 
mento Valley, particularly on early string beans. In several bcanfields 
examined the beetles averaged more than 2 per plant, and the damage was 
• more than 50 percent, 
PALE-STRIPED ELEA BEETLE ( Systona blanda Melsh.) 
New York, N, Y, State Coll, -A-gr, News Letter (June 30): Caused considerable 
injury to beans in Monroe County during the last 2 weeks. . 
BEAN LEAP BEETLE (Cerotoma trifur cat a Forst,) 
Mississippi,. C, Lyle and assistants (July 24): Specimens were rocoived 
from Rankin County on June 21, where beans were being injured. Re- 
ported as injuring beans in the Durant district, 
A WEEVIL ( Hyp era, meles F.) 
Maine. J. H, Hawkins (July 2l): Weevils which came from c Lover hay stored 
in a barn located in a bean field at Vassalboro have recently caused 
considerable injury to beans. H. moles is the most abundant, but H, 
nigrirostris F, and Sitono, hispidulus F. arc a.lso present, (Dct. by 
L. L. Buchanan.) 
BEAN THRIPS ( Hprco thrips fasciatus Ferg, ) 
Utah, F, C. Harmston and G, F. Knowlton (July 1): Destroyed 30 percent of 
the beans in some fields at Beaver, Hone garden beans arc being seri- 
ously injured generally at Beaver, Milford, and Minersville, 
