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New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. Nows Letter (June 19): Striped 
cucumber beetles very abundant in .Nassau and Rockland Counties, 
eastern New York, causing severe injury to cucumbers and squash. 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (June): D. duodecinpunctata L. , D. 
vittata , and D. balteata Lee. less abundant than last month, 
probably owing to dry, hot weather. The spotted species is 
noticeably more abundant than the other two. A dipterous para- 
site has been reared from the spotted and striped species. From 
small sample rearings approximately 3 percent of the adults were 
parasitized. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 24): Adults of D. duodeeimpunctata and D. 
vittata were feeding on watermelons in Oktibbeha County on May 25 
and in Attala County on June 9* Complaints of injury to cantaloups, 
cucumbers, and watermelons . received from Forrest County on May 17, 
Rankin County on June 9, Covington County on June 13 , and Lauder- 
dale County on June 22. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles and assistants (June 19): Striped cucumber 
beetle very abundant in Anoka County, especially on melon plants. 
Missouri.- L. Hasenan (June 24): In central Missouri very little evi- 
dence of cither the striped or spotted cucumber beetles on cucurbits. 
In southeastern Missouri damage to melons moderately light in June. 
MELON APHID ( Aphis gossypjj G-lov.) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (June 15): At Cheshire \ acre of early squash 
very heavily infested, and many plants killed. Few aphids found 
in several other nearby fields. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (June 24): Some reports of heavy damage to 
watermelons in southeastern Missouri. No damage observed in 
central Missouri.. 
Oklahoma. R. G. Dahms (June IS) : Some damage to melons in Grady 
and Stephens Counties. 
PICKLEWORM ( Diaphania nitidalis Stoll) 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (June 15): First specimen observed at 
Blackville on June 15, when a half-grown larva was found in a 
cucumber. Taken since that time in cantaloups and squash. From 
a field examination on June 19 about 0.5 percent of small can- 
taloups were infested. 
Georgia. F. W. Roddenbury (June): Noticed at Cairo about June 1. 
Florida. F. W. Roddenbury (June): First observed at Madison about 
May 25 . 
