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VEGETABLE w'SEVIL ( Listroderes oLliquus Klug) 
Mississippi, C, Lyle (May 26): Adults were talcen from caLLage and tomato 
in Warren County today, 
Texas, D, C, Pa.rman (June 2l:-): Made its first appearance today at Uvalde 
and was very destructive to gardens during the vrinter and early spring. 
Carrots and tomatoes were severely damaged, 
PALE-STRIPED ELEA BEETLE ( Systena olanda Melsh.) 
Ohio, T, H, Parks (Jime 25): Seriously damaged commercial heaji plantings 
in Columhiana and Mahoning Counties, 
Georgia, T, L, Bissell (June j): Beetles have just o,hout disappca.rod in 
the Piedmont region where they were present la.st month, Fifteon coun- 
ties, from Hall southv/ostward to Merivjcthor, reported damage, or pres- 
ence of heetlos, most of which atta,ckcd cotton. Cotton has fully out- 
grown the injury, which v/as mainly on the first (cotyledonary) loa,ves. 
Beetles were ohsorvod in Spalding, Pike, Meriv/ethcr, Coweta, and Fayette 
CountieSo and reported from Butts County, 
STRIPED CUCDLBER BEETLE ( Piahrotica %m ttata F.) 
Mahno, A, E, Brov/or (June): Very trouhlcsomo about Augusta, 
Ma.ssachusctts, A, I, Bourne (June 23):. Present in norma.l abundance, 
Hew York, H, Y, State Coll, Agr, Hevrs Letter (June 23): Usual damage in 
the lower Hudson "^alley and in v;cstcrn Hew York, 
Virginia.. S, B, Fonne (June lO): First beetle noted on cucumber today a,t 
Blacksburg, Appeared suddenly in large numbers, causing light damage, 
Missouri, L, Ha.sernan (Juiee 25): Loss abundaat than usual, but numerous 
in central Missouri; also reported from other parts of the State, 
Minnesota, A, G, Rugglcs and assistants (May 20-Junc 19): Yory abundant 
in Ramsey, Scott, Lc Sueur, and Faribanlt Counties, and moderately 
abundant in Pope, Renville, Sibley, Wahonwan, and Lincoln Counties, 
all in the southern haJf of the StatG, 
IVESTSRH SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica sorer Lee,) 
Cahifornia. C, C, Doonior (June I6): Hoa.v-^ flight was observed at Dice on 
the morning .of June 3> durin<5 the follov.ang 2 weeks they were fre- 
quently reported damaging flo\'7or and vegetable gardens. Thousands of 
adults were observed on a severely damaged hedge a.t Lucerne on the 
evening of Juno 10, Terrific damage reported at pla.cos on the lov;or 
part of the lake. Beetles have fed hca.vily on alfalfa, fig loaves, and 
all garden stuff. 
