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Minnesota. A. G. Buggies and assistants (June 19): Attacking cabbage 
at Hopkins on May 17 . Moderately abundant. 
Nebraska. D. B. Whelan (June 20): Numerous in a garden at Lincoln 
late in May and early in June. First time -observed at Lincoln. 
HARLEQUIN BUG ( Murgantia histrionica Hahn) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (June 21): Abundant and. destructive in the 
southern tier of counties a.long the Ohio River. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 24): Specimens received from Pike and 
Simpson Counties on 1/lay 29 and June 1, respectively. Feeding on 
garden vegetables . 
Texas. R. K. Fletcher (June 22): In Milam County on May 26 , causing 
severe injury in garden. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH BUG ( Anas a tristis Deg. ) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (June 5)'* A very few 
specimens observed in Ulster County on June 1. One observed in 
Monroe County on May 30 . ( June 12): One adult seen in Albany 
County. (June 19): First squash bums found this week in Rock- 
land County. (June 26 ): Eggs being laid, but none hatched by 
June 20 in Dutchess and Ulster Counties. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (June 24): In central Missouri admits began to 
appear on squashes on June 20. Very few complaints received 
from throughout the State. 
Nebraska. M. K. Swenk (June 20): Request for information on control 
received from Garden County on June }• 
Washington. I. M. Ingham (Juno 13 ) : Eggs still being found, in Franklin 
County on June 9, but no nymphs have appeared.. 
MELONS 
CUCUMBER BEETLES ( Diabrotica spn.) 
Massachusetts . A. I. Bourne (June 26 ): About June 8 complaint re- 
ceived of rather extensive and. serious da.ma.ge caused, by the striped 
cucumber beetle (D. vitta.ta F.) eating into the forming hea.ds of 
lettuce. Beetles unusually abundant and feeding upon the central 
leaves. 
Connecticut. N. Turner (June 19): Emergence of D. vitta.ta in May and 
June very heavy. Severe damage to untreated fiold.s of squash 
and melons. 
