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Mississippi. C. Lyle (September 23): Reported as abundant on fall turnips in 
Senatobia. Complaints of injury recently received from Lowndes and Madison 
Counties • 
Texas. J. N. Roney (September 22); Reported on col lards in Galveston County. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH RUG ( Anas a tristis Deg.) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (September 20): In general not destructive. A few fields 
showed a moderate population in September. 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (September): At Ridgeland on squash this insect was 
common but not abundant. At Blackville, this insect has been scarce on 
cucumbers and cantaloups. 
Ohio. N. R. Howard (September 2l): Continues to be numerous in the vicinity of 
Columbus. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 2l): Where control measures were not applied 
squash bug now reported as practically ruining late cucurbits, but whore 
early increase was prevented in central Missouri they are very scarce.- 
Utah. G. R. Knowlton (August 3l): Rrom 30 to 150 bugs were found around wilting 
cantaloup plants in several patches at 3ountiful. All plants in one field 
reported killed and serious injury occurring in several other fields. 
SQUASH BORER ( Melittia satyr iniformis Hbn. ) 
Texas. R. K. Rletcher (September 22); Reported on squash and cushaw in Galveston 
County. 
MELONS 
PICKLEWORM ( Diaphania ■ nitidalis Stoll) 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (September 10) : At Ridgeland this insect was extreme- 
ly abundant. At Blackville it was first noticed on late cucumbers late in 
August. By September 2 they were very abundant and destroying the young’ 
fruits before they were 3 inches long. This planting was a total loss* An- 
other planting on July 2S started bearing about September 13 and was at 
least a 75- percent loss. Cantaloups planted on July 29 had melons the size 
ofgolf balls on September 2. A few pickle worms were noticed on September 
6 and have continued to increase throughout the month. 
Missouri, L. Haseman (September 2l): Since about the middle of September late 
squashes at Columbia show a rather heavy infestation, the late fruits and 
blossoms providing food. In some cases larvae are maturing in the blossoms 
without moving to the fruit. 
