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VEGETABLE WEEVIL ( histroderes obliquus King).' 
Mississippi* C. Lyle (May 24): Adults reported from Attala, Grenada, Leake, 
Madison, Scott, Kemper, Oktibbeha, Eranklin, and Lincoln Counties. 
Plants injured were tomatoes, callage, turnips, cotton, and dahlias. 
Texas. W. V. Ausmus (April 22): Pound destroying tomato and spinach 
plantings in gardens in Uvalde city limits. Eirst record of occurrence 
in vicinity of Uvalde. 
R. K. Eletcher (May 22): Causing severe injury on April 26 in 
Harris County. Tomato plants at the experiment station in Brazos 
County, in the eastern part of the State, were severely damaged late 
in April and early in May* 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica vittata E. ) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 27 ): Generally less abundant than usual. Weather 
conditions may be responsible* 
Elorida. J. R. Watson (May 22): Reported as injuring gourds at Gainesville 
and cucumbers at Panama City, in the northern part of the State* 
Mississippi* C. Lyle (May 24): Abundant in ; the northwestern section and 
the Meridian area* 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabroti ca duo de c imp unc t a t a E. ) 
Pennsylvania. B. E. Coon (May 17) • Eirst appearance occurred on May l4 
on beans at Lancaster, in the southeastern part of the State. Adults 
not numerous, 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (May 1 5) 2 Eirst infested corn was observed on 
May 1* A few full-grown larvae were found on May 2, and a newly 
formed beetle was found on a. rose on May 12* 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (May 24): Specimens from Lawrence 
County were causing damage to corn, the damage estimated as high as 
. SO percent in some lO* and 1 . 5 -a.cre fields in Pearl River County. 
Also observed injuring corn in Pike County, in the southern part of 
.the Stale, and abundant in the northwestern counties, the Meridian 
area, and Oktibbeha County, where beans were being injured. 
Kansas, H. R. Bryson. (May 27 ) : The spotted cucumber beetles are more 
abundant than usual* In- the vicinity of Manhattan they have been 
observed causing injury to the foliage of newly planted tomaloes and 
to beans. They are also abundant in alfalfa fields, 
Utaii. G. E. Knowlton and E. C. Earmston (April 25 ): Causing severe injury 
to cucumbers and corn near Saint George and Hurricane, in the south- 
western part of the State. (May 6 ) : Dame-ge so severe on seedling 
xiratermelons at Moab>, in the eastern part of the State, -that several 
acres were destroyed. 
