BILUTS 
MEXIC/m BIHAiT BESTLS (Ei Pilaclma varivostis Mul8») 
Eev/ York, If, Y, State Coll, l*oi'*'s Letter (May 27); Hot very ntixicrous in 
v;cstern Suffolk County, 
Vir^^inia, A, M. ¥oodsido (Mry 22): Hirst. 'oeotlc observed on May I7 at Staunton 
GcoV^ia, T, L, Bissell (May 20): Hunorous' on beans, and egfis v/ero found today 
at Experinont, central ^eorcia, 
Mississippi . H, B, Hollincsv/orth (Moy l): Earlier and nore abundant' a.t Ha.ttics 
burg" than last year. Considerable da-nago noted today, a-lnost a. nonth 
earlior than any dauia-ge v;as noticed last year, 
C, Lyle and assistants (liay 25): Light infestations reported from the 
■ Meridian area and fron Yalobtisha,’ County, 
Louisiana, ‘ C, 0, Sddy (May 22); Avery strong first generation is developing 
in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, ... 
Tennessee, G. M, Bentley (May 23): Reported as dana-ging beans in Chester 
County, western Tennessee, on May l4, ' . 
Ohio, R, H, Helson (May 23): Hirst beetle observed in a field at South Point 
on May 23, One egg nass present, indicating that encrgcncc v;ill probably 
be 10 days earlier than last year. Still rcla,tively scarce, owing to cold 
weather, . • 
BI^T LSAH BEETLE ( Cerotona trifurcata Horst,) 
Virginia, A, M, Woodsidc^ (May 22):' Hairly cormon in a.nd around Statmton, 
Sonc dauiage ha.s occurred, , . ■ 
South Ca.rolina, H, SherrAan ct a.1, (May 27): Appears to bo lAore numerous than 
usxial at ClerASon, 
Georgia, T, L, Bissell (May lO): Bcaja leaf beetle is peppering small bean 
p>lants severely at Expierimcnt, (Hay 20); More abundaait and injurious this 
year than usual on boauis ajid on cowpoas at E:cperi:.icnt, Soaiis arc beginning 
to blossom but arc held back by dry \ircathor and au'o not outgroii^ing the 
beetle feeding, 
H, 0, Lund (May 25 ): T;to a.cres of young beaja plants severely injured 
at Winder, Severe darAagc to leaves has ocaurred, leaving only ‘midribs 
y remaining on most iAlants, 
Mississippi, C, Lyle and a.ssictants* (May 25): Reported as numerous oh beans 
and as cauising injury in many Ibcalitios throughout the State, 
, C, 0, (May 22): Abunda,nt on beams and soybeans,- 
Louisiana- 
