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Iowa. H, E, Jaques (Septem'ber) i Moderate infestations reported from ,ttix cotuitie» 
in the southeastern part -0-f the State and lii^t infestations reported from 
Crawford and Cherokee Counties, in the western part of the State. ' 
Nohraska. H, B, Tate (August 26): Request for control rocoived from Bawson 
County. _ ’ 
Utah. G. P, Knovdton (August 28): Several reports received from Bavis and Utah 
Counties. ’ ’ ... 
Oregon. L, G, Smith (August 8); Plentiful on squash in Umatilla County. 
’ S^ASH BORER ( Molittia sat 5 >-rinif orrois Hbn. ) 
Row York, N. Y, State Coll. Nows Letter (Soptomhor 3)» Injurj’- appearing in 
plantings, notably in those of the Hubbard variety. Light infestation, 
BAIUDEB CUCUl^IBER BEETLE (Biabrotica balteata Lee.) 
Mississippi. T, P. McGehee (September 25): Large numbers injuring squash 
flovrors in Harrison County. ’ . ' ' 
MELONS 
MELON APHIB ( Aphis gossypii Glov.) 
Nebraska. H, B. Tate (August 29): RcxDortcd from Soward County, 
Utah,. G. P, Knowlton (August 28): Injuring cantaloups in Greenriver, Emery 
County, and In Wober County, 
ASPARAGUS 
ASP.iiRAGUS BEETLE ( Criocoris a.sparagi L.) ■ 
Utah, G, P. Knowlton (September 18): Booties and larvae heavily attacking small 
asparagus patch at Logan, 
■ TURNIP 
TURITIP APHIB ( Rhopalp s jphum pseudobrassicae Bavis) 
California. E, A. McGregor (Soptember): , Myriads of v;inged aphids noticed about 
8 a. m. on November 19, 1939» at Whittier, Between 8 and 10 a, m, they 
became increasingly abundant but almost disappeared during midday, Bis- 
persion flight became very dense inflate afternoon and climax v/as reached 
shortly before sunset, the estimated average interval betvieon aphids being 
about 2 feet. Myriads of aphids encountered again 2 miles west of Pomona 
on Becomber 1, Migration so ‘dense as to impair visibility slightly, 
especially as aphids were intercepted on windshield. Similar migratory 
flights observed on one or tv/o previous occasions in central California, 
but those flints wore early in the spring. No fall movement ever previou 
ly seen by reporter, (Bet. by P, W, Mason.) 
