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near Santa Ana over 5U percent of the plants were killed, and in a 6-acre 
planting near Stanton over 38 percent of the stand was replanted. Lima Leans 
planted early in May also damaged extensively. In parts of a 66-acre plant- 
ing near Santa Ana every seed examined v/as infested with from 1 to 9 larvae, 
and an average of 5 larvae obtained per foot of row. Damage in the 60-acre 
planting of melons near Downey, Los Angeles Comity, continues. Between April 
l4 and May 18 the number of plants in 86 hills was reduced from 3^ to 109. 
R, E. Campbell (May l): Many watermelo n fields in southern Eresno County, 
central California, being damaged by L, canus Lee. In a typical 20-acre field 
the infestation was scattered, except in one corner where over 2 acres were al- 
most completely denuded of plants. Counts on 5 plants showed from l6 to 48 
wireworms attacking a single plant, averaging 2 d per plant. Eield had been 
replanted 4 times, 4 acres being abandoned and planted to kafircorn. 
JAPANESE BEETLE ( Popillia .japonica Hewn. ) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (May 15) : Situation serious in 
Westchester County. To determine a cross section of the county a square foot 
of turf was taken up from 90 areas in April and grubs counted. Number per 
square foot was from 29 to S3, averaging 6l. 
D. M. Daniel (May 29): In diggings . in Westchester County from April 11 
to 22, 1,289 grubs were found; average per square foot for county was 16.5. 
Diggings in central New York from May 8 to 24 revealed larvae at Elmira, 
Waver ly, Oswego, Binghamton, and Brighten; none at Mount Morris. 
New Jersey. E, Kostal (May 2): Grubs abundant in the upper 4 inches of soil at 
Morganville, Monmouth County, especially in sod. Lawns are showing some 
damage from feeding last fall. 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (May 9): Spinach was being destroyed by grubs as fast as 
it sprouted at Bradshaw, Baltimore County; two plantings already destroyed. 
Grubs present in the parts of the field dug at the rate of 8, 7* and 5 per 
square foot. Apparently the first record in Maryland of injury to roots of 
a vegetable crop. 
A WEEVIL ( Calomycterus setarius Roelofs) 
New Ynrk. Eileen B. Babbitt (May 2); Plowors raised in southern Dutchess Coirnty 
on land uncultivated until 2 years ago were practically destroyed. Most of 
the flowere eaten down to the roots, with the exception of petunias and 
marigolds. (Dot. by L. L. Buchanan.) 
ASIATIC GARDEN BEETLE ( Autos erica cas tanea Arrow) 
Connecticut. E. ?. Pelt (May 23): Grubs somewhat abundant in lawns at Stamford. 
New York. D. M. Daniel (May 29): Larvae found, while digging for the Japanese 
beetle, mostly in the southern end of Westchester County. 
