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the sidewalks) were covered with dead beetles which had been attracted 
to the lights on previous nights. In places they were more than one 
layer thick. Beetles have not been so abundant in ’southwestern 
Wisconsin where counts were made of beetles taken from host plants 
at Lamont, Linden, Gays Mills, Dane, Leeds, and Poynette. They appear 
much less numerous .than in the previous A brood, that of 1932. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles and assistants (May): June bugs, first reported 
from A us tin on May 10, are abundant in the southeastern’ part of the 
State. ' 
Iowa. H. S. Jaques (May): Reported a.s light to moderately abundant in 
scattered counties throughout the State. 
Missouri. A. C. Burrill (April 21-May 4): First June bug was noted at 
Jefferson City about April 21. Heavy noisy swarms of a middle-sized 
species arrived on the evenings of April 26, 27, and 28. 
L. Ha,seman (May 8): Very heavy flight of two or three species of 
June beetles occurring and they have dene considerable damage, es- 
pecially to the more tender new growth on fruit, forest, and shade ■ 
trees in central Missouri. Reports indicate infestation general 
over the State. 
Nebraska. H. D. Tate (May 17): Adults of P. cra.ssissima Blanch,., P. 
hirticula, Enoch, and P. implicita Horn, were collected at Lincoln, in 
Lancaster County, during the week of May 11 to 17. 
GREEN JUNE BEETLE ( Cot inis ni t i da L.) 
Pennsylvania. B.-P. ‘Coon. (May 3) : Causing serious injury to young 
tobacco seedlings in seedbed about 11 milos southwest of Lancaster. 
Grubs appear nearly mature. 
Ohio. T. H, Parks (May 23): Larvae reported destroying tobacco in seed- 
beds in 3 r0 wn County, near Cincinnati, on May 10. 
Tennessee. L. B. Scott (May 19): Larvae severely damaged tobacco plant 
beds in north-central part of State. 
JAPANESE BEETLE ( Popillia, japonica New?i.) 
Connecticut. J. P. Johnson (May 22): Lawns and turf damaged by grubs dur- 
ing April and May. The fairways of 011c golf course in Greenwich were 
severely damaged, grubs numbering 150 per the square foot. 
New York. E. P. Pelt (May 23): Pupae were reported from Rockland County. 
Pennsylvania. B. E. Coon (May 24): Two adults were collected on plantain 
at Lancaster today for the first emergence record. 
