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S. B. Benne (Juno IS) ; Severely damaging rose, cherry, iris, 
peony, grape, and apple e.t Blackshurg. 
West Virginia# P. ¥. Craig (June IS) : Unusually abundant in Jackson, 
Kanawha, and Raleigh Coijntics, 
Tennessee, G-, M. Bentley (June 25)* On May e 4 and the rose chafers 
were eating partly grovm apples and pea.ches, causing complete destruction 
of fruit a,t Coshy, in Cocke County, Byrdstovm, in Pickett County, and 
Shelhyvillc, in Bedford County, 
Indiana, J. J. Bavis (Juno 23) *• Reported as unusually a.hundant in the 
northern third of the State from June 7 l4# 
Illinois, C. L, Metcalf (June 26): Reported as doing serious damage to 
roses, peonies,, vihurnum, and geraniums in the Chicago area in eanly 
June# 
Wisconsin, B. L, Chambers (June 2S): Very abundant and doing damage in 
Jackson, Monroe, Columbia, and W'aukeslia Counties, 
JAPAK3SE BB3TLE ( Popillia japonica Uewm.) 
Pennsylvania, T. L.G-uytoh (June 24): Grubs somewhat numerous in lawn at 
Preeport, 
G, B. Sleesman (June 20) : Pirst beetles were picked up on apples 
and roses nea,r Swartrmore and at iTorv/ood, 
B. P. Coon (June 2l) : Two adults vj'ere captured in a trap on 
June 6 and one on June 9 ut Lancaster, On June I9 a. fei; a,dults v;ere 
seen on pota.to but hen.vj’- emergence has not yet begun, 
Belawane, L. A. Stearns (June IS) : Pirst a.dults observed on xoeach at 
Camden and on a,p]ple at Bridgeville, 
Virginia, L, A. Hetrick (June 20): Adults abundant in vicinity of Cape 
Chanles, on the Bantcrn Shore, but apparently emergence had not started 
farther north in Accomac County. 
R, A. St, George ^June 24): Pirst beetle noted on privet hedge 
noan East Palls Church, Arlington County, 
H. G. V^alkcr and L, D. Anderson (June 27): Much more abundant 
than la,st year in the ITorfolk area on roses, grapes, soybeans, and 
sweet corn,' Of the 1,5S0 beetles caught in 24 traps a.t the Virginia 
Truck Experiment Station la.st yean, only 3CS wore ca.ught by June 27, 
whereas 2,6l0 were canght in the same number of traps this yean, 
MA.Y BEETLES (Phyllophaga spp>,) 
Maine, A. E. Brower (May-Junc) : Conpana.tivcly few beetles flcv; to light, 
Ohio, T, H. Ranks (June 25): ^^hite grubs ha.ve ca.used no defoliation to 
forest and shade trees, and no injury ha,s been observed on shade-tree 
foliage. 
