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Gil‘KUiS ^^i!ii\LYSUG ( Pseudococcus citri Risso) 
Mississippi. C, Lyle and assistants (August 26)1 Reported as numerous on fig on 
one property in IL’.rrison County. Light infestation noted in a greenhouse 
in Lauderdale County. 
A SCOLYTI D ( Stephanoderes ficus Hopk, ) 
Pennsylvania. P. B. Littlefield (August I5): Adult and larval specimens taleen 
from a fig tree on August 10 at West Chester, in southeastern Pennsylvania. 
(Let. hy M. W. Blackman and W, H, Anderson.) 
TRUCK CROP INSECTS 
BLISTER BEETLES (Meloidae) 
Pennsylvania. E. A. Riclimond (Augo.st 2 S): The ash-gray blister beetle ( Macro- 
basis uni CO lor Kby, ) has been especially abundant in the northeastern part 
of the State on tomatoea*; potatoes, beans, and lupines. 
Ohio. T, H. Parks (August 26): Caused serious damage to cabbage and beans in son» 
localities. Also re-ported as attacking tomatoes. 
Kentucl<y, M, L. Didlake (July 24 ); Epicauta trichrus Pallas and E. ciperea Porsli 
eating petals of cosmos at Shelbj^ville. , 
Alpbama. J. M, Robinson (August 9)! trichrus reported a,s attcocking cotton at ; 
Huntsville. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle end assistants (August 2 o); Reported as injuring garden 
crops in Jefferson County. Specimens of M, immaculate. Say and E. lemni sCcata 
P. were collected in soybeans in Oktibbeha County. E, lemni scata injury also 
reported from northwestern counties, and observed feeding on sweetpotato plan 
in Choctaw County, 
Missouri. L. Haseman (August 20 )j M, immacula.ta , M. unicolor , and E, cinerea 
marginata P. occurred in unusual numbers throughout the Sta,te during the 
month, 
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Minnesota, M. W, Wing (August 15)1 M. unicolor present at Baudette, 1 
Nebraska. K. D. Tate (August 16): Numerous eomplaints received from eastern 
Nebraska during period from July lb to August 15. E, lemni scata found attack 
ing clover in lawns in Lancaster County on July 25 * Specimens of E. maculata 
Say found on sorghum in Buffalo County. Heav^-' infestation of M, unicolor ob- 
served on potatoes in Lancaster County on July 23. Specimens of M, immaculat 
received from Vi/'ebster and Buffalo Counties, Heavy infestation observed on 
potatoes in Lancaster County on July 23. Also observed on potatoes in 
Hamilton County and on Chinese elm in Nuckolls County on July 23. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (August 28 ); Considerable injury to small trees in some 
areas. Injury to Chinese elms reported from Jewell County. Reports of in- 
jury also received from Linn, Comanche, Riley, Osage, Elk, and Marsliall 
Counties, 
