Utah. G. F. Kn owl ton and F. 0. Earns ton (July 20): Injury severe on garden leans 
and loss severe on larger commercial ' plantings in the Price-Wellington 
area of Carl on County. 
BEAN LEAF BEETLE ■ ( Cerotoma trifurcata Forst. ) 
Kentucky. W. A, Price (July): Some damage to soybeans • during July in the vicinity 
of Lexington. 
Missouri. L. Haseraan (July 25): Attracting considerable attention during July in 
scattered gardens, some growers in central Missouri reporting serious dam- 
age on late beans. 
Louisiana. C, 0. Eddy (July 25): Abundant in southern Louisiana. 
BEAN APHID ( Aphis rnmicis L.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 17 ) : Prevalent on lima beans 
on Long Island, and many growers using control measures. 
Idaho. J. E. Douglass (July 20 ): Complaints of moderate damage to lima beans 
and squash received from various growers around Twin Falls*. • 
Utah. G. F, Knowlton (July 13): Aphids seriously damaging from 5 to 15 percent 
of lima bean plants in fields examined at Maple ton and southeast Spring- 
ville. 
LIMA BEAN VINE BOEEE ( Monopt ilota pergrat iall s Hulst) 
Maryland, E. N. Cory (July 7): Attacking beans at Jesterville, Wicomico County. 
BEAN THEIPS ( Hercothrips fas ci at us Perg. ) 
Utah, G. F. Knowlton (July 13): Injuring young bean plants in some fields in 
the Murray-Sandy-Draper area of So.lt Lake County, 
PEAS 
PEA APHID ( Macros iphum pisi Kltb.) 
Idaho. E, W. Haegele (July 17): Infestations in red clover in southwestern Idaho 
more widespread than usual. Mode rate- to- light damage. Control measures 
necessary in some districts, 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July 10) : . Abundant- on young alfalfa in North Logan, counts 
running as high as 150 aphids per sweep of an insect net. (July 13 ): In- 
jury to garden peas apparent in many fields in Cache, Utah, Weber, and Box 
Elder Counties. All peas harvested, but yield and quality reduced in the 
more seriously infested areas. Little control work carried on, despite 
heavy aphid populations on canning peas in many districts. Some aphids at 
Smithf ield died of disease. (July 22): Still high in' some alfe.lfa fields, 
particularly in cooler valleys, while, in general, populations are low in 
warmer valleys. 
