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POILiTO AInTD gOMiTO 
COLOSjUX) potato BKATLil ( Leptinotarsa decemlinoata Say) 
WasMni^ton. L, G-. Smith (Aut^ist 7): Adult specimens received from Clarke County 
further suhstaiitiatine^; the invasion of the insect into western Washington 
for the first time, presumably working their way down the Columbia River 
gorge. Severely damaged potato field observed north of Thorp, in the 
Kittitas Valley. 
POTATO PLPA BSSTLE ( Epitrix cucumeri s Ha,rr. ) 
Connecticut, A. W, Morrill, Jr. (August 22): Second generation greatly retarded 
and did not last as long as usual. Emergence apparently normal in numbers 
at first but sporadic and -peak not as high as usual. 
Hew York, H. Y, State Coll, Agr, Hews Letter (August Id)^ Extremely numerous 
in many counties in the western and southern tier of counties of the State, 
Particularly severe in the West Falls district of Erie County and the 
Cohocton district of Steuben County, 
Minnesota. M. W. Wing (August 15)s Present at Redwood Palis nnd on potato at 
Benson, 
HORHWORMS ( Protoparce spp. ) 
Hew York, H. Y, State Coll, Agr, Hews Letter (August 19 )j Tomato worms present 
in sma.ll numbers in many fields in ^rie Coimty, western Hexir York, (August 
26): General on tomatoes in Monroe County, but dam.age is of little commerci; 
importance, except in a few fields. Pound generally in Wayne County but 
damage is less severe than last year, 
Ohio, T, H, Parks (August 24); Toncoto hornworms apx^ecared in larger numbers than 
usual in fields of canning tomatoes over v/estorn Ohio, causing severe dama.ge, 
Hebraska. H. D. Tate (August I6); Requests for control on P, qui nqueraaculata Ha> 
received from Sewo,rd and Platte Counties on July 22 and August 5 » respective] 
BEAHS 
MEXICAIT BS^iH BEETLE ( Epilachna varivestis Muls, ) 
Maine. H. B. Peirson- (Aupist I9)! Pupating in Augusta region on August 11, 
J, E. Hawkins (August 2J): Spread tnroughout call territory'’ west of the 
Penobscot River. Infestation is general, and commercial injury is rare even 
though increase is stecod;^''. 
