POTATO AND TOMATO 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE ( Lept inotarsa decemlineata Say) 
Maine. G. W. Simpson (July): Causing more damage than usual in Aroostook County. 
South Carolina. F. Sherman (July 22): More than normally abundant in western 
half of State. Eggplants defoliated, 
Minnesota. A, G. Ruggles (July 20): Moderately abundant, 
Missouri, L, Haseraan (July 25): More destructive early in the season than for 
many years, and since the middle of July injury to late potatoes quite 
serious in central and east-central Missouri. 
North Dakota, J. A. Munro (July 20) : More abundant than observed since 193&* 
Larvae began to appear on potato vines during the first week of July, 
South Dakota, H. C. Severin (July 18): Evidently returning and in some fields 
has done an unusual amount of damage. 
Idaho. R. W. Haegele (July 17): Infestations in southwestern Idaho heavy and 
perhaps a little more widespread than in 1938. Damage light, but control 
measures necessary to prevent losses. 
J. R. Douglass (July 20): Infestations still showing up, and doing 
light damage on the western end of the Twin Falls irrigated tract. Beetle 
first made its appearance in this area last season, and efforts being made 
to clean up the infestation. 
POTATO FLEA BEETLES ( Epitrlx spp. ) 
Maine. G, W, Simpson (July): Flea beetles survived the winter in larger numbers 
than during the last 3 years in Aroostook County. 
Connecticut. A. W. Morrill, Jr. (July 17): Second— generation emergence of E. 
cucumeris Karr, moderate but not heavy. Showed up one week early. 
N, Turner (July 18): Adults of E. cucumeris emerging in large numbers 
during the last few days. Serious damage to early potatoes. 
New fork, N, Y, State Coll. Agr_ News Letter (July 3): Severe infestation of 
potato flea beetles in Erie County, western New York. More numerous than 
during the last 3 years. 
Indiana. J, J, Davis (July 22); E. cucumeris damaged potatoes early in July. 
North Dakota, J. A a Munro (July 20): The potato flea beetle was abundant on 
potato fields in the vicinity of Fargo and moderately abundant at Park 
River. First injury to leaves appeared late in June. 
Washington. L. G. Smith (July 5): Foliage of potato and tomato plants in the 
Willapa Valley severely perforated by E. cucumeris on June 26. (July ll)lj 
narly planted potatoes at Ridgefield, Clark County, had tubers damaged by 
