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EUROEEAN EARWIG- ( Fprficula auricular ia L. ) 
Connecticut. J. V. Schaffner, Jr. (July 24): Found in 1938 in a garden at.New^ 
Haven. Five traps recently put in this garden and on the first examination 
of the traps lp6 earwigs were found. 
Rhode Island. A. E. Stene (July 19): A little above average in abundance in 
Newport County. Bait and several consignments of parasites being dis- 
tributed. 
Idaho. C. W. Getzendaner (July 20 ) : A considerable increase in numbers over last 
year noted at Moscow* 
Utah, G, F. Knowlton and F. C. Harmston (July 3) J Seriously infesting ripening 
apricots at Farmington. 
Washington, E. W. Jones (July 10) : Infestations at Walla Walla increased this 
year. Practically all of this year’s brood have reached the adult stage. 
C. W. Getzendaner (July 20): A considerable increase in numbers over 
last year noted at Puyallup, Bellingham, Everett, Walla Walla, Pullman, 
Yakima, Ellens burg, Tacoma, Auburn, Ho'quian, and South Pend. Found moder- 
ately abundant at Port Townsend on July l4, and found at Pasco on July 8. 
Oregon. G. F. Knowlton (July l4) : Specimens taken on the Columbia River Highway 
on June 20, at Bandon, on June 22, and at Woodbum on June 21. 
WHITE GRU33 ( Phyllophaga spp. ) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (July 20)i Heavy infestation of adults on oak and pecan on 
the upper end of the Eastern Shore, 
Virginia. C. R. Willey and F. R. Freund (July): Specimens of May beetles (prob- 
ably P. fervida F. ) brought in from Henrico County on July 5* Found in a 
cornfield at night, 10 to 15 beetles on each stalk eating edges of leaves. 
Specimens from Chesterfield County, feeding on elm and roses. On July 6, 
100 beetles collected from 1 rose bush. Specimens from Chesterfield County, 
3 miles south of Richmond on July 10, where they had stripped apples, pears, 
and peaches of foliage, also feeding on rose, pecan, and crapemyrtle. Speci- 
mens from Lester Manor, King William County, found feeding, particularly on 
roses, on July 12. Other Specimens from Atlee, Ashland, and Fredericksburg, 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (July 22): Less destructive than usual in the strawberry 
section near Borden and Pekin. Based on collections and rearings, P. 
ephilida Say, P, quercus Knoch, and P. hirt icula Knoch were apparently the 
species largely responsible for damage in 1938. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles and assistants (July 20) : P. rugosa Melsh, and P, fusca 
Froel., Brood A, very abundant on corn. and barley at Hammond, Wabasha County. 
