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Iowa.; H, B. Jaques (July): "J'ound in many counties over the State. 
North Dakota, J. A. Munro (July 2l): Fairly generally distributed, and causing 
serious defoliation of potatoes, caragana hedges, and green ash. Spotted 
gray species predominates on the potatoes. More than six species were 
encountered in the Oakes, Jamestown, Bismarck, and Minot vicinities 
between. July 17 and 19» 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (July 26): Especially abundant in the Rosebud 
. area. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (July 25): Epicauta spp. abundant in many western 
counties. Injury to leaves of young Chinese elm trees at Jewell. 
Nebraska. H. D. Tate (July 17): Reported as injuring garden crops, including 
potatoes, in Saline, Clay, Merrick, Gosper, Buffalo, Custer, Phelps, and 
Lincoln Counties during theperiod June l6 to July 15, inclusive. A 
specimen of M. unicolor was sent in from Boone County with the report that 
it had been found -attacking a locust tree. Specimens of E. cinerea , 
taken from an alfalfa field in Greeley County, were sent in on June 19* 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (July 15) S Spotted blister beetle (E. maculata Say) 
observed in damaging abundance in sugar-beet and alfalfa fields. in 
several northern localities during the last few weeks. (July 26): The 
infestation of Epicauta sp., damaging alfalfa at Clearfield, was very 
heavy, 
Washington. L. G.- Smith (July 3): Blister beetles reported’ for the first 
time on June 28 in Yakima -County, Attacking a privet hedge in the South 
Nob Hill district, but no serious damage. 
CUCUMBER BEETLES ( Piabrotica spp. ) 
New Hampshire, G. J. Conklin (July 26): D. vittata F. very abundant. 
Vermont. H*. L. Bailey (July 29): D. vittata very abundant in central part of 
State, 
Massachusetts. A. I. Bourne (July 27): D. vittata appeared unusually late and 
have been fewer than normal in most cases. Heavy concentration in 
cucumber or melon fields reported. Infestation appears to be much more 
spotty than usual. 
Virginia. A. M. Woodside (July 20): D. duodeciropunctata F. was feeding on 
leaves, of lima beans and pods of snap beans at Staunton, 
Mississippi. C. Lyle, et al. (July 25): D. duodeoixp r.nc t-ata reported as 
injuring roses in Lee County and dahlias in the Her id: an area. Do duo- 
dec imp a v; oata and D. vittata reported as injuring squash; encumbers, and 
cantaloups in Calhoun, Grenada, Yalobusha, Attala, and Sunflower Counties, 
in the Meridian and Poplarville districts, and in the northwestern part 
of the State. 
