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Wisconsin, C, L, Pl-uko (June 2l): Ir^inr; in yoiin/^ plants completed by 
June 12, Pnxiago to seedbeds’ in Dane and Columbia, Comities ranged from 5 
to 50 percent, the early beds being most severely damaged, 
SQUASH 
SQUASH HUG ( Anas a tristis Deg, ) 
Hew York, H, Y, State Coll, Agr, News Letter (June 24); First adult found in 
cantern New York on June 19 in Rockland County, and in western Ne\ir York 
first adult scon on June 7 i^ Onondaga County, Few squash bugs found 
in Monroe County by June 17* 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 25); Specimens received from Alcorn County on J\ine 
11, and reports of injury by this species from the Durant area and from 
Pearl River County, 
Iowa. H. E, Jaquos (June); Reported from a few scattered localities throughout 
the Sta,te, 
Nobraskav H,.!)., Tat Juno .IS): Inquiries for control noasurco received from Saundi 
County late in Majr and early in June, 
Oklahoma., F. A, Fenton (June 24); Reported from Salina., Oklalioma City, and 
Stillwater, 
PICKLEWORM ( Piaphania, nitida.lis Stoll) 
South Ca.rolina,J, G, Watts (June 25 ); First evidence this spring was a small 
larva (probably second instar) in summer straight-nock squa.sh on June IS 
at Black'.'’illGo About 75 percent of the fruits were being damaged by June 
25 . Larvae collected from the field on June 20 were spinning their cocoons 
on June 24, 
Mississippi, C. Lyle (Jinic 25 ); Reported a.s -abundcant on squash inP^rl River 
County and in tjio Durant area. Also reported from Oktibbeha County, 
Maryland, E, N, Cory (June 3)» nsparagi present on asparagus at Silver 
Spring, 
South Canolina, J, G, Watts (June); £, a.sparagi noticeably abundant at Dlack- 
ville around June I, Dama.ge not serioo.s cn old plantings, but by June 7 
some newly set fields were extensively defoliated, 
Minnesota, K, A, Kirkpatrick (June 7)* £• as paragi and £. duo de c inpunc t a.ta 
moderately a.bundant on a.spa.ra.gu.s at Minneapolis, Rojports ' also received 
from other places in Hennepin County, 
Utah* G. F, Knowlton (June 13 ) 5 Aspa.ragus beetle dar.iaged most of the asparagus 
raised in the infested area in northern Utah this season. 
