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Michigan* R* Hutson (June 22); Common throughout the lower half of the 
State* Particularly destructive to grapes, peaches, roses, and peonies. 
Tennessee, G, M, Bentley (June 2^): Causing damage to fruit on. pl,um trees 
at Crossville, Cumberland County, on June 21* 
JAPANESE BEETLE ( Popillia japonica Mewm, ) 
Connecticut, J, P, Johnson (June I9): Pupae foxind in the soil for first 
time on June 18, 
New York, N. Y. State Coll, Agr, News Letter (June 3)s Examination of 50 
different areas, where several square feet of turf were examined, showed 
103 larvae per square foot, averaging J8 per square foot, in Westchester 
County, 
Delaware, L. A. Stearns (June I7): First adults observed today at Newark. 
District of Col\imbia. H. Sollers (June 26): Found in rose buds, on althea 
bushes, and on pussy willow in northwestern Washington, Twenty-five 
adults found in one yard in the last 2 days, 
Virginia, H. G. Walker and L. D, Anderson’ (June ^); First adult caught in 
traps at Norfolk on June 13* A total of 195 beetles had been caught in 
2U yellow traps by June 23» as con^jared with a catch of 9I beetles in 
the old-style, green- and aluminum-painted traps on the same date last yeai 
More abundant in the Norfolk area this year, 
ASIATIC GARDEN BEETLE ( Autoserica castanea Arrow) 
District of Columbia. Isabelle Smith (June 24): Found in garden in northwest 
section of Washington. Injury first noticed on rose foliage, 
SUGARCANE BEETLE ( Euetheola r\xgiceps Lee,) 
Virginia, C. E, Willey (June): Reported as doing considerable. de,mage on 
J\ane 18 in a cornfield at Bowlers Wharf, 
Mississippi, C. Lyle (June 25) S Specimens received from Lowndes County, 
where they were feeding on, corn; also damaging corn in Holmes Coiinty and 
in the Durant area, 
Louisiana, M. T, Young (May 23)j Injury on rice reported as normal, .One 
fairly heavy infestation found at Franklin, 
CARROT BEETLE ( Li gyrus gibbosus Deg, ) 
Illinois, W, P, Flint (June I9): Unusrxally heavy flight in central Illinois, 
, H, R, Bryson (June 25): More abundant than for the last two years. 
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