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THUCK-CEO? INSECTS 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica vittata E. ) 
Ohio. N. F. Howard ( September 2l): Striped .cucumber beetle still numerous in the 
vicinity of Columbus. 
Missouri, L. Hasenan (September 2l): Very numerous on late cucurbits. Now con- 
fining their feeding largely to late blossoms. Numbers indicate a heavy 
carry-over, 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (September): Cucumber roots being attacked by the larvae 
of a species of Diabrotica . 
Texas. J. N. Roney (September 22): On cantaloups and cucumbers in Galveston 
County. 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica duodec inpunc t at a F. ) 
South Carolina. J. 0. Watts (September): Present in a 10-acre field of summer 
crookneck squash at Ridgelnnd, but not abundant early this month. At Black- 
ville they were abundant early in the month on cucumbers but have been de- 
creasing in numbers since that time. They were never abundant on fall 
cantaloups. This has been the most abundant species of Diabrotica in this 
section since early spring until this month, when it has been far outnumbered 
by D. balteata Lee. ill getting several hundred at traj^ light every night, 
Mississippi, C. Lyle ‘(Sej>tember 23): Injury to enrn silks and gourds reported 
recently from Crystal Springs, Copiah County. 
Illinois. V/. P. Flint (September 23): One report received of serious damage by 
the southern corn rootworn to early planted field rye. The larvae had des- 
troyed large areas of rye over the entire field. The rye was planted follow- 
ing soybeans. 
Missouri, L. Haseman (September 2l): Now confining their feeding largely to late 
cucurbit blossoms, their numbers indicating a heavy carry-over, 
Texas. J. N, Roney (September 22); Reported on tomato and eggplant in Calves tor. 
County. 
BANDED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrot ica balteata Lee.) 
South Carolina. J. G-, Watts (September): At Ridgeland during the early port of 
the month this insect ^as extremely abundant and doing serious damage to 
squash. At Blackville the population steadily built up on cucumbers and 
cantaloups through the early and middle parts of the month, but during the last 
10 days there has been little change. Considerable injury was done to 
cucumbers but cantaloups did not suffer. Most abundant of three species of 
Diabrotica on cucurbits. 
Mississippi, C. Lyle (September 23): Injury to corn silks and gourds reported 
recently .from Crystal Springs, Copiah County, 
