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GEEEN JUNE BEETLE ( Cotinis nitida L. ) 
Virginia. A. M. Woodside (July 22): Very connon in codling noth Bait pails in 
Augusta County. 
H. G. Walker and L. D. Anderson (July 27): Unusually abundant around 
several hones and at several golf courses at Norfolk during the last 3 
weeks • 
Ohio, N. 3?.- Howard (July 6); Adults very nunerous at South Point. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (July): Beetles began flying the first week in July and, 
by the niddle of the month, were causing some damage to tomatoes, peaches 
apples, blackberries, and corn in the vicinity of Lexington. 
JAPANESE BEETLE ( Pppillia .japonica Newm, ) 
Connecticut. J. P. Johnson (July 24): Larger city infestations have grown to 
such an extent that considerable dof oliatirai is occurring. Also spreadin 
into the • semiurban and' rural sections. 
A. W. Morrill, Jr. (July 17): Present in such abundance iri the Windsor 
area that many calls have been received. Reported today in a new locatio 
Two tents of shade-grown tobacco found, where the plants were liberally 
sprinkled with adults and where many loaves showed evidence of feeding. 
Also observed, feeding. In one instance dirt hauled in to fill a wash 
came from a sod patch, where a good-sized emergence was found on smartv/ee' 
Nearby wild grapes also found attacked. In the other instance, infesta- 
tion apparently from witchgrass, growing along .the edge of the field, whic 
was said to have covered the lot last year, when sun-grown tobacco was 
raised there. So far as known, this is the first record of its kind. 
New York. E. P. Felt (July 22); Extremely numerous in parts of Westchester 
County and also on western Long Island, Distribution and consequent dam- 
age are spotted. 
M. D. Leonard (July 2l): First observed at Flushing about July 1, al- 
though possibly present a few days prior to that. date. Fairly abundant 
now, and peak of emergence apparently reached. Amount of feeding greatly 
reduced by control measures. Light to rather severe damage 'observed. 
N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 10): First found near Kingston 
Ulster County, in 1938, and now beginning to emerge. First adults observ* 
on July 5 . (July 24); Causing considerable damage in Westchester County, 
•formerly confined to shade trees and shrubs, .but -now attacking sweet corn 
and orchards. 
New Jersey. M, D, Leonard (July 6): Beetles producing light feeding, on a nurnbei 
o sassafras bushes examined at Ridgewood, Bergen County, northern New 
ersey. No other plants attacked, so far as could be observed. 
C. W, Collins (July 19) : Abundance continues to increase each year 
around Morristown. ’ , 
